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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color was Bergie Berghoffer's truck?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

3. What acted as an alarm when a poisonous snake came near the camp?
(a) The leaves.
(b) The monkeys.
(c) The birds.
(d) The lions.

4. 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) North.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) South.

5. On the day she was surrounded by lions, where was Delia going to hide before Mark came to her rescue and scared the lions away?
(a) In a trunk.
(b) In her car.
(c) In a tree.
(d) In her sleeping bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Mark and Delia related?

2. What type of tree marked the border of the Owens' camp in the Kalahari?

3. The Owens wanted their assistant to be from ____________.

4. Which of the following methods of escape was NOT one used by the animals of the Kalahari to escape the fire?

5. What were the animals searching for when they came into the Owens' camp on the first night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Owens celebrate their first Christmas in the Kalahari?

2. How did Delia spend her days during the time that Mark left her alone in camp while he traveled to Maun?

3. How did life in the Owens' camp improve after Lionel Palmer came to visit?

4. Why did Mark leave Delia alone in the camp for three days while he traveled to Maun?

5. What type of weather seasons occur in a typical year in the Kalahari?

6. What did Mark dream about on the plane ride to Botswana?

7. What supplies did the Owens purchase immediately after landing in Maun?

8. Who was Moose, and what type of relationship did he have with Delia?

9. How did the Owens discover that Star was the dominant hyena in her pack?

10. What did the sound "Aaoouu" signal to Mark Owens as he slept?

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