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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. Which of the following chores is NOT one the Owens expected their assistant to be in charge of?
(a) Making repairs around the campsite.
(b) Fact checking their research.
(c) Fixing their car.
(d) Cooking their meals.

2. Which of the following did NOT contribute to the deaths of the wildebeest during their migration?
(a) The heat.
(b) Disease.
(c) Scarcity of food.
(d) Poachers.

3. Which of the following words completed the mantra under the plane Mark purchased: "Echo Whiskey _____" ?
(a) Boots.
(b) Golf.
(c) Heart.
(d) Spirit.

4. What did Mark rub on Blue's skin to try to treat her illness?
(a) Motor oil.
(b) Butter.
(c) Sand.
(d) Sun screen.

5. What luxury did the Owens indulge in during their stay at the Paul's cottage?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Expensive oysters..
(c) A nice bed.
(d) A safari trip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Bones shot?

2. During the hot, dry season of 1979, how hot did the riverbed get during the daytime?

3. What were the Union Carbide reps hoping to find in the Owens' camp?

4. To which of the following stones did Mark compare the tens of thousands of wildebeest making their migration in 1979?

5. What animal did Blue kill, signaling to the Owens that she was back in peak condition?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Mr. Van der Westhuizen?

3. What type of mother was Gypsy to her cubs?

4. Who was Mox?

5. Why did the Owens find it necessary to tag the gang of brown hyenas that lived near their camp?

6. Why did the Owens particularly enjoy their stay at the Buffalo Cottage?

7. Who eats first in a pride of lions?

8. How did the wildebeest react to the fence that had been constructed by the local farmers to protect their livestock?

9. What condition was Blue in at the time when the Owens first found her?

10. How many wildebeest died during their migration, and how?

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