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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of car did Jane's father own?
(a) A Bentley.
(b) A Cortina.
(c) A Jaguar.
(d) An Aston Martin.

4. What does a dog do before it lies down in bed?
(a) Rolls on its back.
(b) Whimpers three times.
(c) Goes round in a circle.
(d) Barks once.

5. Why did Jane's parents send her to live in France?
(a) To get her away from the war.
(b) So they could save money.
(c) So she could have better schooling.
(d) So she could speak fluent French.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which fictional doctor did Jane loving reading about as a child?

2. What did Goodall begin to collect in Nairobi?

3. What did Jane's father do for a hobby?

4. What kind of dance did von Frisch say bees performed?

5. Which of the following cities did Goodall visit in South Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jane ignite her passion for exotic animals as a youngster without ever seeing them?

2. What did Louis Leakey discover a few years after Jane went fossil hunting with him?

3. What does Goodall say was the process of getting to learn so much about chimps?

4. Why did Jane love the Canary Islands so much?

5. What did Jane do once she was back in London?

6. Why did Jane's mother come with her to Tanzania?

7. How does the author define the word animal?

8. How did Jane learn to ride a horse?

9. What did Tinbergen find out about seagulls?

10. Why did the villagers think Lorenz was mad?

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