St. Francis
name Francis's mother gave him at birth
What is John?
When Jane Goodall was 7 years old, the book she read that sparked a desire to go to Africa
What is The Story of Dr. Doolittle?
the two physical brothers that the Church of San Damiano was dedicated to
Who were Saints Damian and Cosmas?
owned the riding stable Jane visited twice a week during the holidays while at The Birches
Who is Miss Bush?
According to the narrator, the reason Lizzie told her elephant story
What is Karl's name?
Why Francis began to reflect more deeply on the suffering of the lepers
What is he was reminded of Jesus’s suffering on the cross?
studied honey bees and discovered that a worker honey bee returns to the hive and performs a “waggle dance” that tells the other bees how to find the honey patch
Who is Kari von Frisch?
As Francis left Assisi after renouncing his father, what he felt as he walked alone through the natural world, seeing it anew
What is kinship with the land?
Story told by Jane to emphasize her belief that it is not a good idea to keep wild animals as pets
What is The Story of Kip?
inspired Lizzie to suggest Karli could ride on Marlene as they fled Dresden
What are memories of elephant rides at the zoo when she was young?
What Francis’s merchant friend Frederico Spadalunga’s role in Francis’s life in Gubbio was
What was he provided hospitality and a new tunic?
said, “People in Africa should always be prepared for anything to happen”
Who is Louis Leakey?
Francis's punishment when his father's servant found him at the leper hospital
What is imprisonment in the cellar of his home?
Flo's descendant who liked to imitate an older sibling and bully a younger sibling
Who was Frodo?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
What is alliteration?
liturgical garments worn by the bishop during the public encounter between Francis and his father
What were mitre and mantle?
chimp who was loyal, brave, and protected and defended Figan from Humphrey despite being paralyzed in one arm
Who was Faben?
phrase Francis and the brothers use when asked if they had Church permission to preach before they met with the pope
What is, “We are penitents from the town of Assisi"?
one of the monkeys Jane observed on Lolue Island, Lucy's baby
Who was Grock?
Papi’s response to the atrocities committed by the Nazis
What is he did not like to talk about anything political?
some of Francis’s father’s words that he may have ruminated on as he left Assisi to join Sir Walter of Brienne
What are:
“Do not disappoint me. You will bring honor to this family”?
Why Jane was concerned that there was no breeze in the dense vegetation of the Lolue Forest when she was following the vervet monkeys
What was the lack of breeze would cause her scent to remain in the air, possibly giving away her presence to the dangerous hippos nearby?
counterintuitive Gospel teachings that Francis reflected on that made him question his way of life
What is “The last will be first and the first will be last”?
referred to as “Chimpanzee Land”
What was Gombe National Park?
the problem with the family staying at the Countess’s house
What was the more comfortable they got, the harder it was to leave?