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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jane say she was puzzled about as a five-year-old?
(a) Chicken eggs.
(b) Mother's Day.
(c) Police cars.
(d) Chicken beaks.

2. What did Goodall begin to collect in Nairobi?
(a) African shields.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Orphaned animals.
(d) Fossils.

3. What kind of boating does Jane say is harder than canoeing?
(a) Rowing.
(b) Punting.
(c) Kayaking.
(d) Sailing.

4. What subject did Louis Leakey study?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) History
(c) Biology.
(d) Anthroplogy.

5. What was Tanzania called before it became Tanzania?
(a) Sanskrit.
(b) Tikolo.
(c) Swasiland.
(d) Tanganyika.

6. For which country is Nairobi the capital city?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Kenya.

7. What does Jane say tickled her legs as she crouched down?
(a) Fingers.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Fur.
(d) Straw.

8. How did Goodall travel to Nairobi?
(a) By train.
(b) By boat.
(c) By car.
(d) By plane.

9. What does Jane say one has to be to learn from animals?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Sensitivity.
(c) Humor.
(d) Patience.

10. What was the name of the friend Goodall met in Kenya?
(a) Denice.
(b) Petra.
(c) Lauren.
(d) Clo.

11. What did Jane need in order to get a major scholarship at Oxford?
(a) An internship.
(b) A job.
(c) A language.
(d) A recommendation.

12. Leakey grew up with ___________.
(a) The Wren tribe.
(b) The Kikiyu tribe.
(c) The Juniper tribe.
(d) The Sans tribe.

13. In which city was Jane born?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) New Delhi.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

14. What country did Jane visit after she finished school?
(a) Russia.
(b) Austria.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

15. Which fictional doctor did Jane loving reading about as a child?
(a) Dr. Horace.
(b) Dr. Doolittle.
(c) Dr. Nutty.
(d) Dr. Moreau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the friend Jane stayed with in Nairobi?

2. Where did Rusty live?

3. Which of the following subjects did Jane enjoy at school?

4. What can Jane see sitting on a nest of straw?

5. How did Goodall first travel to Africa?

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