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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 is the scientific name for the skull Leakey and his wife found?

2. In which city did Jane find a job after she left the clinic?

3. Jane compares collecting eggs to _________.

4. Which of the following subjects did Jane find difficult at school?

5. What was the name of the race horse Jane rode on when she was two?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jane think of school?

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

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

4. What did Tinbergen find out about seagulls?

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

6. What did Jane learn about Germans when she went to visit the country?

7. In what way was Leakey responsible for starting Jane's obsession with chimpanzees?

8. What does Goodall say she does as an ethologist?

9. How did Jane learn to ride a horse?

10. Describe the terrain the first time Goodall explored the area.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is ethology? What famous ethologists have there been? What did they contribute to the field of study? Why has Jane made such a good ethologist?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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