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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How large was the lioness that crept up to Mark's bed in the middle of the night?
(a) Three hundred pounds.
(b) Two hundred pounds.
(c) Four hundred pounds.
(d) One hundred pounds.

2. What were the animals searching for when they came into the Owens' camp on the first night?
(a) Water.
(b) Shelter.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Food.

3. Who loaned the Owens their trailer?
(a) Norbert Drager.
(b) Lionel Palmer.
(c) The Frankfurt Zoological Society.
(d) Bergie Berghoffer.

4. Which of the following food supplies was NOT purchased by the Owens when they first arrived in Maun?
(a) Lard.
(b) Bread.
(c) Flour.
(d) Sugar.

5. In Mark's dream. what caused the cheetah to split in half?
(a) A bullet wound.
(b) A sword.
(c) A fence.
(d) A rope trap.

6. How much money did the Owens bring with them from the States when they moved to Botswana?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $14,000.
(c) $6,000.
(d) $10,000.

7. How did Mark and Delia stop the fire from reaching their tent?
(a) They threw water on the fire.
(b) The did not stop the fire, and their tent was destroyed.
(c) They built a trench.
(d) They moved their tent.

8. On the day Mark immobilized his first jackal, how many lions surrounded the jackal while it slept?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Fifteen.

9. Which of the following items did Norbert Drager regularly bring to the Owens in their camp?
(a) Wine.
(b) Mail.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Netting.

10. Before falling asleep on the first night in the prologue, what direction did Mark and Delia drive to get closer to the lions through the valley?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

11. Which of the following animals did the Owens NOT see drinking from the mudholes in Maun?
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Cows.
(d) Goats.

12. In what decade did Mark and Delia first move to the Kalahari?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1990s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1970s.

13. How did the Owens react the first time they saw hyenas playing together?
(a) They were terrified.
(b) They were amused.
(c) They were apathetic.
(d) They were confused.

14. What color is the substance excreted from a hyena's scent glands?
(a) Pink.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

15. The favorite food of Laramie, the lizard, was _________.
(a) Berries.
(b) Flies.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Bread crumbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following seasons is NOT one of the three main seasons in the Kalahari?

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes the jackals and wild dogs the Owens encountered on their first day in camp?

3. What was the first city in Botswana that the Owens landed in?

4. What did Begie Berghoffer tell the Owens was the only thing they should fear in the Kalahari?

5. In what valley of the Kalahari did the Owens set up their camp?

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