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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 Flo's daugther?

2. Hugo van Lawick made documentaries for __________.

3. What month is it at the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. What was the name of the top ranking female chimp?

5. What did Goodall sometimes watch the hyenas doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Goodall discover about the chimps by observing from the peak?

2. What is Chimpanzoo?

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

4. What did Goodall learn from David Greybeard?

5. Why did Goodall change her guide for Rashidi?

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

7. Describe Goodall's new husband Derek Bryceson?

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

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

10. Why does Goodall say Flint became sick?

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

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 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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