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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. Whom did Jane borrow a boat from in Chapter 5?

2. What language other than English could Derek speak?

3. The African rebels who kidnapped four of Goodall's students were from _____________.

4. Who was the first guide that Jane went with to find chimps?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what are Goodall's future plans?

2. What does Goodall say about alpha males in this section?

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

4. What does Goodall say she finds interesting about hyenas?

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

6. Describe Goodall's new husband Derek Bryceson?

7. How does Goodall currently live her life?

8. Why did Goodall change her guide for Rashidi?

9. What did Goodall do on her first day in Gombe Park?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What regrets does Jane have about life? What pleases Jane about how she lived her life? What can you learn about life from reading Goodall's biography?

Essay Topic 2

Aside from the animals, what problems did Jane have to cope with in Africa? How did she cope with these problems? What does the fact that Jane never gave up say about her character?

Essay Topic 3

How does Derek's death effect Jane? What did Derek give Jane that no one else could?

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