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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 tries to encourage interest in the park by introducing which of the following?

2. What disease eventually kills the baby?

3. Bert takes how many of the babies to do an activity?

4. Where does Fossey go sometimes to work?

5. How many additional silverbacks are there in the group?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what year did the census begin? Why was it important? Who helped Fossey with the task?

2. Why did Fossey tend to avoid going to Ian Redmond's cabin?

3. How does Augustus' skill relate to Titus? What other babies are talked about in this section?

4. What did Fossey note when it came to the way the babies played with Uncle Bert? What unusual activity did the group do?

5. What happened between Fossey and a student that wanted to claim a trophy to take home?

6. Explain at least some of the things that the students do that irritated Fossey.

7. What happened to Uncle Bert? What did the incident prompt Fossey to do?

8. Describe Fossey's first major interaction with Peanuts.

9. Describe at least one scenario in which one or more of the gorillas showed what could be equal to human emotion.

10. What are some of the issues faced by the students?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dian Fossey died in 1985. The Karisoke Research Centre lives on under the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International. Compare and contrast the works of the Fund with other organizations involved in similar activities including the Wilkie Foundation, Leakey Foundation, and the National Geographic Society.

Essay Topic 2

As with many researchers and projects of note, Dian Fossey started a foundation to ensure that her work would live on even after she was gone. Write a 500 word essay on the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, the Digit Fund, and other related organizations that were started and/or inspired by Fossey and her work in Rwanda.

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Dian Fossey had a difficult time employing student workers. Many of the workers were inexperienced, not wholly devoted to the gorillas, the study or the process. Describe Fossey's dilemmas and trials with students. Include some of the antics detailed by the author. Also examine the positive contributions of the students and how they helped to expand the facility.

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