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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fossey name the showy gorilla?

2. Where is the couple located at the time of the meeting?

3. Which is not one of Effie's daughters?

4. Fossey stumbled through the woods. To gain her footing, Fossey grabbed into what she thought was a vine. It was not a vine; it was a ______.

5. To which group did these gorillas belong?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Poppy's near brush with death. What happened? Who/what saved Poppy?

2. What caused Bravado to change drastically?

3. Explain Fossey's first encounter with a gorilla.

4. Discuss the behaviors tolerated by Cindy.

5. Name at least one issue with three-year-old Pablo.

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

7. What happened when a female migrated from one group to another?

8. What are some of the first things Fossey did when arriving in Nairobi?

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

10. What happens when Fossey left Africa? Where did she go? What opportunity arose soon after her return?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Political upheaval was the reason Fossey was forced to leave Karisoke Research Centre for the first time. Study the political structure of Africa at that time. Why was there political upheaval? Who was involved? Why did it affect the camp? Why/how did it affect Fossey's work? How did Fossey convince the officials to let the work at the camp continue? Was Fossey ever a part of or target for political issues? How did Fossey view the entire situation?

Essay Topic 2

Dian Fossey was murdered in her bedroom in 1985. The murder has never been solved by Rwandan law enforcement, although there are many suspects and speculation about Fossey's death. Research and write about Fossey's murder. Include primary theories and your argument for or against. What might be done to positively identify Fossey's killer and bring him to justice? Do you think it will ever happen? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Two of the three people Fossey gives a great deal of credit to regarding Karisoke Research Centre are Ric Elliot and Ian Redmond. Compare and contrast Ric Elliot and Ian Redmond. Who were they? How did they come to work for Fossey at the Karisoke Research Centre? What was their job description at the centre? What type of work was performed? How did each contribute to Fossey's work? Why did Fossey credit the two men with helping to make the centre what it is today? Explain.

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