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1. Questions:
 (1) Was the climbing difficult from the very beginning?
(2) What did the author mean when he said the impossible began from the clearing?
(3) The author wanted to try one of the gorilla nests they came up with. Why didn’t he do that?
(4) Why did the author desire to recognize and communicate with the gorilla？
(5) The author did not use the binoculars. Why?

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2. Discussions:
 (1) If you were the author, would you have completed the climbing?
(2) What are the necessary qualities in a man that enable him to go on such adventures?
(3) Why is human reaction to the gorilla different from all other large animals?
(4) What attitude should we have toward western scientists like the author who study wild life in Africa?
(5) Exchange a similar experience in conquering the unconquerable with your classmates.