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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. Dr. Doolittle could talk to __________.
(a) Angels.
(b) Animals.
(c) Plants.
(d) Dead people.

2. When did the geese come back to Lorenz?
(a) When they were dying.
(b) In the winter months.
(c) When they lost their mates.
(d) When they were hurt.

3. What kind of animal did Danny Nutt love?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Geese.
(d) Apes.

4. Which of the following subjects did Jane enjoy at school?
(a) History.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Business.

5. Which of the following sea life does Jane say she glimpsed in the sea on the way to Africa?
(a) Piranhas.
(b) Flying fish.
(c) Rooster fish.
(d) Ray fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jane say tickled her legs as she crouched down?

2. Jane compares collecting eggs to _________.

3. What was the name of Louis' wife?

4. What was the Australopithecus eventually nicknamed?

5. What kind of car did Jane's father own?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tinbergen find out about seagulls?

2. Describe Goodall's time at Oxford.

3. Why was meeting Louis Leakey such an important part of Jane's life?

4. How did Goodall and her family cope during the war?

5. What did Louis Leakey discover a few years after Jane went fossil hunting with him?

6. How does Jane describe her father?

7. What did Jane do on her return to London?

8. How did Goodall set up her camp in Gombe?

9. How does Goodall say she first became interested in animals?

10. How did Jane ignite her passion for exotic animals as a youngster without ever seeing them?

(see the answer keys)

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