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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. Jane says she feels a closeness to __________.

2. What did Lorenz find out about the relationship between male and female geese?

3. What did Jane learn while in Germany?

4. Why did Jane have no time to learn French?

5. Which of the following subjects did Jane find difficult at school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jane describe her father?

3. What does Goodall say was the process of getting to learn so much about chimps?

4. How does the author define the word animal?

5. Why did Goodall decide against collecting animals as pets?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Jane say she is concerned about the welfare of chimps? How does she think humans can help to preserve the chimp species?

Essay Topic 2

What made Goodall a good ethologist? What did Goodall have to learn to become a successful ethologist?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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