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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is known as the father of ethology?
(a) Desmond Morris.
(b) David Attenborough.
(c) Douglas Hume.
(d) Konrad Lorenz.

3. Why did Leakey offer Goodall a job?
(a) She was pretty.
(b) She knew a lot about animals.
(c) She had all the right qualifications.
(d) He needed an English speaker.

4. In which city did Jane find a job after she left the clinic?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Bath.
(d) York.

5. What kind of geese is Lorenz most famous for working with?
(a) A greylag.
(b) A mongoose.
(c) A brownlag.
(d) A longneck.

6. Where did Leakey and his wife sleep?
(a) Under the shade of a tree.
(b) The back of a car.
(c) In a bush.
(d) The back of a van.

7. What kind of school did Jane go to in London?
(a) Business school.
(b) Secretarial school.
(c) Language school.
(d) Medical school.

8. In which city did Lorenz live in?
(a) Munich.
(b) Stuttgart.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Venice.

9. What kind of hunt does Jane say made her sick when she participated in it?
(a) A fox hunt.
(b) A badger hunt.
(c) A rat hunt.
(d) An egg hunt.

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

11. Which of the following birds did Jane find scary?
(a) Swans.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Mallards.
(d) Geese.

12. Which of the following subjects did Jane find difficult at school?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) English.
(c) Business.
(d) Science.

13. Gulls can become excited by seeing ________.
(a) A giant egg.
(b) A human.
(c) A troiant nest.uts.
(d) A giant nest.

14. Dr. Doolittle could talk to __________.
(a) Angels.
(b) Dead people.
(c) Plants.
(d) Animals.

15. What does Jane say she hated about South Africa?
(a) Religion.
(b) Apartheid.
(c) The cities.
(d) The animal sacrifice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fictional character is Jane reminded of when she sees the Canary islands?

2. What was Uncle Rex's main business?

3. What was the name of Louis' wife?

4. What country did Jane take a train to from South Africa?

5. What is the name of Jane's sister?

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