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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did the Owens pay Mox per day for his assistance?
(a) One dollar.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) Twenty-five cents.
(d) Seventy-five cents.

2. Which of the following is NOT a way that lions communicate with each other?
(a) Through facial expressions.
(b) Through scent marking.
(c) Through high pitched squealing.
(d) Through roaring.

3. Which of the following lionesses proved to be the best mother to her cubs?
(a) Sassy.
(b) Chary.
(c) Gypsy.
(d) Molly.

4. How many times were the Owens stopped by armed gunmen when they tried to return to camp after their visit to the States?
(a) Twice.
(b) Three times.
(c) Four times.
(d) Once.

5. How many miles was Mark supposed to put in before earning the license that would allow him to fly solo over the Kalahari?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Four hundred.
(d) Three hundred.

6. Which of the following people did NOT help in the process of tagging the brown hyenas around camp?
(a) Mox.
(b) Mark.
(c) Delia.
(d) Lionel.

7. What animal were the Blue Pride Lions feasting on at the time when Mark immobilized and tagged them?
(a) Ostrich.
(b) Gazelle.
(c) Crocodile.
(d) Zebra.

8. After Bones' death, on what species of animal did the Owens decide to focus all their money and attention?
(a) Gazelles.
(b) Hornbills.
(c) Hyenas.
(d) Lions.

9. To which of the following stones did Mark compare the tens of thousands of wildebeest making their migration in 1979?
(a) Rubies.
(b) Onyx.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Pearls.

10. Which of the following adjectives best described the Serengeti lionesses as mothers when the Owens observed them?
(a) Smothering.
(b) Affectionate.
(c) Negligent.
(d) Apathetic.

11. Why couldn't the Owens reach Gypsy's cubs to save them before starvation took them?
(a) There was a storm.
(b) The cub was lost in the woods.
(c) There was no room for the cub in camp.
(d) Gypsy was exteremly territorial.

12. How many miles did the wildebeest migration have to walk out of their way to maneuver around the fence?
(a) One hundred miles.
(b) Fifty miles.
(c) Seventy-five miles.
(d) Twenty-five miles.

13. When eating dinner with Lionel and the American hunters, which of the following items was NOT on the menu?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Steak.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Oysters.

14. What was the name of the lioness from the Springbok Pan Pride that Muffin and Moffet began to court?
(a) Goofy.
(b) Happy.
(c) Silly.
(d) Jolly.

15. The geologists that arrived at the Owens' camp were planning to dig for ____________.
(a) Emeralds.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Pearls.
(d) Rubies.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the hot, dry season of 1979, how hot did the riverbed get during the daytime?

2. How many wildebeest died in the migration toward water?

3. What type of vehicle did the Owens purchase when terrorism was on the rise in Botswana?

4. Which of the following diseases did Delia NOT come down with at the time when she was hospitalized in Maun?

5. Which of the following lionesses became nomadic during the dry season of 1979?

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