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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 Goodall's first husband?

2. Why couldn't Jane go to Gombe Park immediately?

3. What does Goodall's mother set up in this section?

4. Why is Goodall excited about chimps using grass to lure insects from mounds?

5. What kind of cutlery did Jane use to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What traumatic experience did Goodall and her students go through in 1975?

2. What is Chimpanzoo?

3. How does Goodall currently live her life?

4. How did Goodall cope with studying animals while raising a child?

5. Describe Jane's routine after the first few months?

6. How does Goodall describe the red gold buck she sees?

7. What did Goodall learn from David Greybeard?

8. How did Goodall work to get the chimps accustomed to her?

9. What does Goodall say she has appreciated about her life so far?

10. What do Goodall and Hugo discover when they get back to their camp one day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the animals in the book and examine the myths that surround that animal in popular culture. How did these myths develop? What is the truth behind the myth?

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

What events in Jane's life contributed to her decision to study chimpanzees? Why do you think she chose to study chimpanzees over other animals?

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