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

2. Where did Leakey take Goodall for an expedition?
(a) Cook Island.
(b) Mluvami Valley.
(c) Victoria Lake.
(d) Olduvai Gorge.

3. What does Jane say she could always faintly smell in the manor house?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Oil lamps.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Cookies.

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

5. What fictional character is Jane reminded of when she sees the Canary islands?
(a) Doctor Doolittle.
(b) Dr. Moreau.
(c) Robinson Crusoe.
(d) Tarzan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Leakey use for tables in his sleeping area?

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

3. What are Leakey and Goodall hunting for in this section?

4. Why does Jane say she was lucky during her first voyage to Africa?

5. Jane traveled to Africa on the liner named ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jane think of school?

2. What are ethologists?

3. Describe Goodall's time at Oxford.

4. Why was meeting Louis Leakey such an important part of Jane's life?

5. Why did Goodall decide against collecting animals as pets?

6. What did Tinbergen find out about seagulls?

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

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

9. How does Jane describe her father?

10. Why does Jane know no languages other than English?

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