| A | B |
|---|
| When are the long rains in Kenya? | March to May |
| When is the short rain season? | October to November |
| What is JAke's mother's name? | Beth |
| What does Jake's dad do? | He is a field biologist studying elephant behavior in Kenya |
| Who is Sam? | Jake's step-father |
| What is Jake's family ethnicity? | Italian -Hopi |
| What is Jake's last name? | Lansa |
| What was the accident that caused Jake's mom to die? | She was hit by a car. |
| What hospital is Jake's mother in? | Providence Hospital |
| What is the name of the Jake's dad's friend who comes to the apartment? | Bill Brewster |
| What are the arrangements Sam has made for Jake? | To send him to Nebraska to live with his cousins. |
| What are the names of Jake's cousins? | Wanda and Myron |
| What did Sam's mom call her kitchen? | "My domestic laboratory" |
| When is the best time to visit the zoo according to Robert Lansa? | In the morning because the animals are more active |
| What is the name of the organoization for which Mr. Lansa works? | The Wildlife Research Institute. |
| Who is slaughtering animals? | poachers |
| What are two reasons people in Africa arte dying according to the letter Jake's dad writes to him? | AIDS and Starvation |
| Who writes the letter to the Kenyan Embassy so that Jake can get a visa? | Jake |
| Where is Sam going? | Honduras |
| How much money does Jake get at the pawnshop? | 300 dollars |
| What does he Hock at the pawn shop? | His mother's ring and necklace |
| Who was the president of Kenya in this book? | Daniel arap Moi |
| Who did Kenya win independence from? | The British |
| In which city in Kenya did Jake arrive? | Nairobi |
| In which part of Kenya was Jake's dad? | The Nguruman Escarpment |
| Whom did Jake visit before he left for Kenya? | Taw |
| Where does Taw live? | In a nursing home in Poughkeepsie, NY |
| How does Jake get out to Pughkeepsie? | By train |
| How long fdoes it take by train from NY to Poughkeepsie? | Two hours...Jake leaves at 6:30 and arrives at 8:30 |
| Who does Jake play chess with at the nursing home? | Peter |
| What does Taw say to Jake about his dream? | That he saw Jake walking in a big land but he was not alone, the land was very dry and it was hot. He did not see Jake's bike |
| What does Taw goive Jake | A hopi kachina |
| What is a kachina | a spirit |
| What did the resident's of the nursing home do to Jake's bike? | They painted it to look like a zebra |
| What native language do they speak in Nairobi? | Swahili |
| How long is Jake's visa good for? | Three months |
| What is the name of the hotel that Jake stays in in Nairobi | The Mara |
| What kind of food did Jake try to bring into Kenya? | Freeze-dried food |
| Jake had one-hundred fifty dollars when he arrived in Kenya. How much was this in Shillings? | a little over a thousand shillings |
| Why does JAke leave the hotel? | To get canned food |
| What do they call canned food? | Tinned food |
| What does the hotel clerk tell Jake before Jake heads to the grocery store? | Not to go because it is dangerous |
| What happens to Jake when he leaves the grocery store? | His bike is stolen and he is beat up |
| How high is Nairobi? | 5000 feet |
| How much money does the man at the market want to sell Jake his bike for? | $50.00 |
| What does Jake do when he sees his bike at the market? | He steals it |
| What is the name of the native tribes in Kenya? | The Masai |
| What is the traditional dress of the Masai | Red Masai shuka |
| What type of tribe are the Masai | Nomads |
| Where did Jake participate in a survival course? | In the Arizona desert |
| What is the official name for the bags on Jake's bike? | Panniers |
| How does Jake ghet rid of the lion? | He uses his bike pump |
| Where do the boys take Jake? | To the Kraal |
