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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 is the name of Pantsy's son?

2. In what city does Fossey live?

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

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

5. Fossey stumbled through the woods. To gain her footing, Fossey grabbed into what she thought was a vine. It was not a vine; it was a ______.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. Describe some of the new residents at Fossey's camp.

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a complete character description/bio on Dian Fossey as it relates to her work. Include education, familial relationships, interaction with animals, professional status and accomplishments.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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