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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. Why did Jane have no time to learn French?
(a) She had too much school work.
(b) She was invited to live in Africa.
(c) The family wanted to learn English.
(d) The war started.

2. For which country is Nairobi the capital city?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Egypt.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Kenya.

3. Where does Jane Goddall study chimpanzees?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Tanzania.

4. What was Uncle Rex's main business?
(a) Sport management.
(b) Betting.
(c) Motor-racing.
(d) Horse racing,

5. What did Goodall begin to collect in Nairobi?
(a) Fossils.
(b) African shields.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Orphaned animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Jane say her mother is about to call?

2. What does Jane say she was puzzled about as a five-year-old?

3. What was Tanzania called before it became Tanzania?

4. What did Jane like to draw as a child?

5. Who is known as the father of ethology?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the area Jane grew up in develop her love for animals?

2. Why did Jane love the Canary Islands so much?

3. What did Tinbergen find out about seagulls?

4. How does the author define the word animal?

5. What did Rusty teach Jane about animals?

6. Why did the villagers think Lorenz was mad?

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

8. Why does Jane know no languages other than English?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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