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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. Derek died from ___________.

2. What did the antelope do as soon as she heard Jane was near?

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

4. What did Jane spend most of her time doing in London?

5. Derek, Grub, and Goodall were involved in ___________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Goodall learn from David Greybeard?

3. What did Flo teach Goodall about female chimps?

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

5. Why did Goodall change her guide for Rashidi?

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

7. What is Chimpanzoo?

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

9. How does have little money affect the expedition?

10. How did Derek help Goodall open doors in the community?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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