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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. To which group did these gorillas belong?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. What item does Fossey find in the young gorilla's dung?
(a) Claw.
(b) Bone.
(c) Toe.
(d) Teeth.

3. Fossey notes that Beethoven has been healing well but has starting acting ____.
(a) Silly.
(b) Uppity.
(c) Roguishly.
(d) Sullen.

4. Which gorilla groups are tracked from Fossey's first campsite?
(a) 5, 6, 7.
(b) 3, 4, 5.
(c) 1, 2, 3.
(d) 7, 8, 9.

5. What is a common way to identify gorillas?
(a) Paw prints.
(b) Nose prints.
(c) Size of teeth.
(d) Ear tags.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who approaches Fossey about a long term study of the gorillas?

2. Fossey fights to save two of the babies from being taken to which zoo?

3. In what city does Fossey live?

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

5. What disease killed Quince?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the first things Fossey did when arriving in Nairobi?

2. What was Fossey's initial dream? How did it come to fruition?

3. What was the unusual behavior of Puck? How did Fossey attempt to appease him? What did Fossey learn from the experience?

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

5. What caused Bravado to change drastically?

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

7. What is infanticide? What incident made Fossey aware that it exists among gorillas?

8. Discuss the episode in which Brahms was shot by a poacher.

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

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

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