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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 was the name of Fossey's hen?
(a) Trixie.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Alice.
(d) Ethel.

2. Which adjective describes the behavior of the mother gorilla that lost the baby?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Playful.
(d) Serene.

3. Which is not one of Effie's daughters?
(a) Puck.
(b) Poppy.
(c) Marchessa.
(d) Tuck.

4. What is the name of the man who is funding the study?
(a) Calhoun.
(b) Bertram.
(c) Wilkie.
(d) Winslow.

5. What name does Fossey give to the vehicle?
(a) Marilyn.
(b) Ethel.
(c) Lily.
(d) Lucy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the young highly curious gorilla?

2. Which of the following is not one of the zones discussed by Fossey?

3. To which group did these gorillas belong?

4. Which of the following concerns Fossey upon her return to the United States?

5. At this point in the story, Fossey has lived with the gorillas for ___ years.

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Poppy's near brush with death. What happened? Who/what saved Poppy?

2. Discuss the birth of Pantsy's son. What happened to the little one? What were Fossey's suspicions?

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

4. Explain Group 5's move to the subalpine range, Fossey's theory, and actions taken to protect the gorillas.

5. Fossey was careful to do what major thing after meeting the gorillas for the first time?

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

7. Discuss the episode in which Fossey is forced to leave the camp. What convinced officials to let her return?

8. What methods were used to identify the gorillas in the beginning?

9. What happens when Fossey left Africa? Where did she go? What opportunity arose soon after her return?

10. Discuss the introduction of Icarus. To which group did Icarus belong? Who else belonged to the group?

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