3. Fossey fights to save two of the babies from being taken to which zoo?
(a) Kensington.
(b) Cologne.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) San Diego.

4. Who approaches Fossey about a long term study of the gorillas?
(a) Gordon.
(b) Root.
(c) Leakey.
(d) Leighton.

5. What is the first name of the main character in the story?
(a) Diana.
(b) Dina.
(c) Dana.
(d) Dian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the gorillas perched in a giant tree?

2. A group of _____ following one group results in Effie's miscarriage.

3. Which adjective describes the behavior of the mother gorilla that lost the baby?

4. What item does Fossey find in the young gorilla's dung?

5. Which group is not tracked from Fossey's second campsite?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the introduction of Sanwekwe. Who is Sanwekwe? What is the person's job?

2. What caused Bravado to change drastically?

3. Discuss the behaviors tolerated by Cindy.

4. Who are Louis and Mary Leakey? How do they play a part in the story? How do they influence Fossey? What misadventure took place while Fossey was in Africa with the couple?

5. How did Leakey gauge Fossey's commitment to the project?

6. What happened to Coco and Pucker? What was Fossey's reaction?

7. Discuss Fossey's study of gorilla dung. What did Fossey learn from the dung and the gorillas' behavior?

8. Discuss how Alan Root helped Fossey establish a base camp. Where was it located? What types of things did Fossey attempt to put into place?

9. What happened when a female migrated from one group to another?

10. What eventually happened to Bravado and a female named Piper?

(see the answer keys)

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