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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. What type of vehicle did the Owens purchase when terrorism was on the rise in Botswana?
(a) A Toyota Rover.
(b) A Jeep Cherokee.
(c) A Cadillac Escalade.
(d) A Ford Bronco.

2. In the hierarchy of strength, which animal was at the bottom in the Kalahari?
(a) The leopards.
(b) The jackals.
(c) The hyenas.
(d) The lions.

3. What were the Union Carbide reps hoping to find in the Owens' camp?
(a) Potassium.
(b) Hydrogen.
(c) Carbon.
(d) Uranium.

4. After she was in the hospital, how long did Delia spend in the States?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) Three weeks.

5. Which of the following diseases did Delia NOT come down with at the time when she was hospitalized in Maun?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Hepatitis.
(c) Mononucleosis.
(d) Malaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. For which university did Mox gather mice for research?

2. What state was the Owens' campsite in when they returned to it?

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

4. What was the name of the lioness from the Springbok Pan Pride that Muffin and Moffet began to court?

5. How many pups did Star give birth to in her final litter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who eats first in a pride of lions?

3. Who were Wes and Anne?

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

5. What was the Owens' reaction to the scientific visitors in their camp during the dry season of 1979?

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

7. What was Satan, and how did he die?

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

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

10. How did Muffin die?

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