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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miles did the wildebeest migration have to walk out of their way to maneuver around the fence?
(a) Fifty miles.
(b) Twenty-five miles.
(c) One hundred miles.
(d) Seventy-five miles.

2. How did the Owens react when Mr. Van der Westhuizen offered them this amount of money for their research?
(a) They were amused.
(b) They were appreciative.
(c) They were offended.
(d) They were apathetic.

3. On which of the following animals did Delia decide to focus her PhD?
(a) Hyenas.
(b) Jackals.
(c) Lions.
(d) Wild dogs.

4. Which of the following people did NOT help in the process of tagging the brown hyenas around camp?
(a) Delia.
(b) Mark.
(c) Lionel.
(d) Mox.

5. Which of the following people accidentally shot Bones to death?
(a) Lionel.
(b) Anne.
(c) Wes.
(d) Mark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did NOT contribute to the deaths of the wildebeest during their migration?

2. The geologists that arrived at the Owens' camp were planning to dig for ____________.

3. How did Star's pups react when Delia came within touching distance of them?

4. What part of Mark's airplane broke the first time he flew it over the Kalahari, nearly causing him to crash?

5. Which of the following lionesses became nomadic during the dry season of 1979?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the airplane help improve Mark and Delia's research of the lions in the Kalahari?

2. What scientific visitors did the Owens receive at their camp during the dry season of 1979?

3. Why were the Owens surprised when the Blue Pride accepted Happy as one of their own?

4. What was Mark's first reaction to the wildebeest migration when he saw it?

5. How did feeding life for the lions change in the dry season of 1977?

6. How did Delia interact with Star's pups during her research period for her PhD?

7. How did Star die?

8. Who eats first in a pride of lions?

9. Who was Mox?

10. How did Mark manage to purchase an airplane for his research?

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