Gorillas in the Mist Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Gorillas in the Mist Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who meets Fossey?

2. The guide would soon teach Fossey how to do which of the following?

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

4. What is the man's occupation?

5. In what year did Beethoven seem to recover and take charge of the group once more?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What methods were used to identify the gorillas in the beginning?

3. Explain Group 5's move to the subalpine range, Fossey's theory, and actions taken to protect the gorillas.

4. Discuss the birth of Pantsy's son. What happened to the little one? What were Fossey's suspicions?

5. Fossey was careful to do what major thing after meeting the gorillas for the first time?

6. Who are Louis and Mary Leakey? How do they play a part in the story? How do they influence Fossey? What misadventure took place while Fossey was in Africa with the couple?

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

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

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

10. Discuss the behaviors tolerated by Cindy.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a complete character description of Tim White. Who was White? Why did he travel to the Karisoke Research Centre? What were his goals? What did White do while he was at the centre? What was White's relationship to Fossey? How did White get along with the student workers? What was White's biggest contribution to the work? What happened after White left Karisoke?

Essay Topic 2

When designing and setting up the Karisoke Research Centre, Fossey had very specific goals in mind. What were Fossey's goals? What did she hope to accomplish at the centre? Create a business plan for the centre. Include a mission and vision statements to completely explain the purpose, goals, milestones, and proposed outcome of the study and progress at the camp.

Essay Topic 3

Alan and Joan Root were an important piece of the puzzle when it came to helping Fossey establish the Karisoke Research Centre. Who are Alan and Joan Root? Why were they in Africa? Where were they from originally? What was Root's profession? How did the couple assist Fossey in the early days? Discuss Alan and Joan Root's help in establishing the camp.

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