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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe the young gorilla's nature?

2. Which operation is supposedly required before Fossey can return to Africa?

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

4. In what city does Fossey live?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe at least one harsh lesson learned by Fossey while looking for the animals.

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

4. Who is Dian Fossey? What type of work does she do?

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

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

7. Explain Fossey's first encounter with a gorilla.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Two of the three people Fossey gives a great deal of credit to regarding Karisoke Research Centre are Ric Elliot and Ian Redmond. Compare and contrast Ric Elliot and Ian Redmond. Who were they? How did they come to work for Fossey at the Karisoke Research Centre? What was their job description at the centre? What type of work was performed? How did each contribute to Fossey's work? Why did Fossey credit the two men with helping to make the centre what it is today? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Funding is always a major issue for projects like the one started by Fossey. Create an outline of the specifics of a similar program. Include a complete breakdown of what would be needed to complete a program like Fossey's, including cost of staff, equipment, properties, facilities, permits, transportation, medicines, etc. How difficult is it to estimate how much money will be needed for a specific period of time? Using this information, create a proposal to be presented to a particular funding source.

Essay Topic 3

Write a complete character description of Tim White. Who was White? Why did he travel to the Karisoke Research Centre? What were his goals? What did White do while he was at the centre? What was White's relationship to Fossey? How did White get along with the student workers? What was White's biggest contribution to the work? What happened after White left Karisoke?

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