My Life with the Chimpanzees

The cat was (a)   after taking her away from her mother. (dominant/miserable)

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According to the text which of the following statements about chimpanzees are true? Choose 3 correct options

• chimpanzees enjoy the rain

• chimpanzees use sounds to communicate

• chimpanzees are eager to interact with humans

• chimpanzees live in groups and communities

• chimpanzees sleep with their mothers until age five or six

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The male lion was the (a)   animal in the wild. (dominant/irritable)

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Which of the

following statements about chimpanzees are true?

• Chimpanzees sleep with their mothers until age five or six.

• Chimpanzees are eager to interact with humans.

• Chimpanzees enjoy the rain.

According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, why did Jane Goodall go to Gombe National Park?

• to join a chimpanzee family

• to study chimpanzee behavior

• to work as a chimpanzee doctor

• to learn to make chimpanzee tools

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According to the text, what important discovery did Jane Goodall make during her early years at Gombe Park?

• chimpanzees can learn to write

• chimpanzees make and use tools

• chimpanzees give each other names

• chimpanzees eat mostly fruits and nuts

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According to the excerpt from My Life with the Chimpanzees why did Jane Goodall go to Gombe National Park?

• To join a chimpanzee family.

• To study chimpanzee behavior.

• To work as a chimpanzee doctor.

• To learn to make chimpanzee tools.

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The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A Which characteristic does My Life With the Chimpanzees share with other memoirs?

• It describes a variety of characters.

• It quotes from authoritative sources.

• It is written from the first-person point of view.

• It is written from the third-person point of view.

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What makes Goodall’s perspective in My Life With the Chimpanzees unique?

• Few humans keep a daily journal.

• Few humans are interested in African wildlife.

• Few humans would agree that chimpanzees are worth saving.

• Few humans have spent so much time in nature with chimpanzees

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According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, what made “the Peak” one of Goodall’s favorite places?

• The views, or what she could see from the Peak were excellent.

• The trees on the Peak provided plenty of food.

• The chimps that lived on the Peak were friendly.

• The silence on the Peak helped her think and write.

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