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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. In the two year span of 1977-1979, how much water fell in the Kalahari?
(a) Six inches.
(b) Two inches.
(c) Eight inches.
(d) Four inches.

2. What direction do wildebeest instinctively head toward for water?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) South.

3. Which of the following was NOT a valley in the Kalahari?
(a) Hidden Valley.
(b) Passarge Valley.
(c) Deception Valley.
(d) Cobble Valley.

4. How many dominant males live in a typical lion pride?
(a) One or two.
(b) Seven or eight.
(c) Five or six.
(d) Three or four.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements best describes the lioness Muffin and Moffet tried to court?

2. What was the name of the other pride of lions living the Kalahari at the same time as the Blue Pride?

3. What was Mox's initial reaction to the airplane Mark purchased?

4. During the dry season of 1977, which of the following did not take place?

5. What was the name of the dominant male in the Springbok Pan Pride of Lions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Owens decide to tag the large pack of brown hyenas near their camp?

2. What condition was Blue in at the time when the Owens first found her?

3. Who were Wes and Anne?

4. How did Bones' death affect the way of life for the subjects of the Owens' study?

5. What type of mother was Gypsy to her cubs?

6. Why did the Owens find it necessary to tag the gang of brown hyenas that lived near their camp?

7. What state was Bones in when the Owens first found him?

8. Why did the Owens particularly enjoy their stay at the Buffalo Cottage?

9. What was Mark's first reaction to the wildebeest migration when he saw it?

10. What interesting information did the Owens learn about scavenging by watching the feeding relationship between Star and the Pink Panther?

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