“Joan Procter” Quiz
1. What did Joan get for her 16th birthday?
She got a baby crocodile.
2. Who did Joan like to chat with when she was a little older?
She went to visit the curator of reptiles and fish at the Natural History
Museum.
3. How did Joan get her job at the museum?
The men went to war, and the curator found himself short-staffed at the
museum, so he hired Joan as his assistant.
4. What happened when the museum’s curator retired?
When the curator retired, Joan took over.
5. What did the zoo ask Joan to help design?
Their old, outdated Reptile House so they asked Joan to design a new home
for the animals.
6. True or False: Joan was scared of the Komodo dragons.
FALSE! The stories about the dragons didn’t frighten Joan. Instead, she
dreamed of studying the dragons.
7. What did Joan do with the sick Komodo dragon?
She moved Sumbawa to the reptile clinic with the help of six nervous
keepers.
8. What did Joan bring with her to her presentation about her
Komodo dragon research?
She took Sumbawa, sitting atop a large table.
9. True or False: The audience HATED Joan’s presentation.
FALSE!!! The audience applauded when she finished her presentation.
10. Who walked beside Joan’s wheelchair through the zoo?
Sumbawa stayed by her side wherever she went in the zoo.
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