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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. Fossey uses the name of which famous composer?

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

3. What is the name given to the young silverback?

4. What is the name of the guide Fossey engages?

5. What is Fossey's first stop in Africa?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain Fossey's first trek into the gorillas' territory. Who accompanied Fossey? Why?

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

4. 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?

5. Discuss the behaviors tolerated by Cindy.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mountain gorillas are only one of the species that ended up on the endangered species list. What does it mean to be an endangered species? How can humans affect this occurrence? Write a 750 word essay on endangered species. Include these topics: Definition of an endangered species, how the danger is decided and categorized, what is on the list, the criteria, difference between endangered and extinct, ways to be removed from the list, and efforts of people and institutions to reverse the problem.

Essay Topic 2

Poachers were a huge issue in the region. Write a 500 word essay in which poachers are examined. What is a poacher? Why is it a negative thing? Is poaching illegal? What/Who does it involve? What was Fossey's opinion of the poachers? What were the opinions of local law enforcement and/or government officials? Could the poachers be stopped? Explain. What types of animals were commonly poached? What methods were used?

Essay Topic 3

Flashback is used in several places to reiterate earlier experiences and to show progress of the study and the camp. Choose at least three examples in which Fossey employs flashback. What was the purpose of each example? Was it effective? Explain.

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