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

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

3. What did Lorenz find out about the relationship between male and female geese?

4. What subject does Louis Leaky study?

5. What kind of school did Jane go to in London?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jane and her mother do while waiting for permission to observe the chimp in Gombe Park?

2. How does the author define the word animal?

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

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

5. Describe Goodall's time at Oxford.

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

7. How did Goodall and her family cope during the war?

8. How did the area Jane grew up in develop her love for animals?

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

10. What did Rusty teach Jane about animals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Goodall continued to help chimpanzees? What do you think the future holds for Goodall and her chimps?

Essay Topic 2

What has been Jane's influence on animal research? Has her influence been entirely positive? What was animal research like before Jane? How can animal research still be improved?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Jane say she is concerned about the welfare of chimps? How does she think humans can help to preserve the chimp species?

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