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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. In what year did Beethoven seem to recover and take charge of the group once more?

2. Where is the couple located at the time of the meeting?

3. Which two females change groups and are never seen again?

4. How old, on average, is the youngest group of gorillas to leave their mothers?

5. What is the name of the man who is funding the study?

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

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

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

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

7. What caused Bravado to change drastically?

8. What did Fossey do to make the babies laugh?

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

10. Name at least one issue with three-year-old Pablo.

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

"Gorillas in the Mist" became a best selling book for Fossey. The author also wrote many other books, lectures, papers and articles regarding her time, projects and accomplishments in Africa. Choose at least two of Fossey's other works to compare and contrast with "Gorillas in the Mist."

Essay Topic 3

Jane Goodall is referenced in the story. Who was Jane Goodall? Why was she an important woman? How did she relate to Fossey? What type of work was performed by Goodall? Was the work similar to the work performed at the research center? Compare and contrast Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall. Include their professions, status, projects, successes, etc.

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