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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 did Goodall like to collect in the area she lived in during the war?

2. Leakey grew up with ___________.

3. What was the name of the red brick house Jane lived in with Danny, her mother, and Judy?

4. How was Danny Nutt related to Jane?

5. What could the domestic duck do that Lorenz couldn't?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Jane learn to ride a horse?

8. How does Goodall say she first became interested in animals?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the differences between the formats of a novel and an autobiography. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Jane as the person she was at the beginning of the book to the person she is at the end. What did Jane hope to achieve at the beginning of the book? What events changed Jane's ideas about life? Did Jane achieve her goals by the end of the book?

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