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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 what year did Effie give birth to Maggie?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1980.

2. Pantsy and an older gorilla named _____ are expecting babies.
(a) Icarus.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Marchessa.
(d) Puck.

3. What unusual item do the gorillas love?
(a) Black snakes.
(b) Grubs.
(c) Canaries.
(d) Fungus.

4. The author first encounters ___ groups of gorillas.
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. What is the name given to the young silverback?
(a) Brahms.
(b) Balsam.
(c) Bach.
(d) Bertie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many weeks later does Fossey go into a gorilla-inhabited territory?

2. What type of animal constantly ruined Fossey's garden?

3. What name does Fossey give to the vehicle?

4. Fossey believes that one of the young may have become a victim of which of the following:

5. Upon which gorilla did Beethoven depend the most?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Fossey's study of gorilla dung. What did Fossey learn from the dung and the gorillas' behavior?

2. Describe some of the new residents at Fossey's camp.

3. Discuss the episode in which Brahms was shot by a poacher.

4. What caused Bravado to change drastically?

5. How did Leakey gauge Fossey's commitment to the project?

6. What was Fossey's initial dream? How did it come to fruition?

7. Who is Dian Fossey? What type of work does she do?

8. What was the unusual behavior of Puck? How did Fossey attempt to appease him? What did Fossey learn from the experience?

9. What positive news did Fossey receive regarding the funding for the trip?

10. What eventually happened to Bravado and a female named Piper?

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