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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Hope live during her marriage?
(a) United States.
(b) Australia.
(c) England.
(d) Africa.

2. After their confrontation, where does Hope get the item she gives her husband before bed?
(a) A bookcase in the study.
(b) His briefcase.
(c) From the corner newsstand.
(d) The kitchen.

3. After the big news, whose turn is it to make the supply run?
(a) Mallabar's.
(b) Unknown.
(c) Vail's.
(d) Clovis'.

4. Who trained to become a Russian astronaut?
(a) Alda.
(b) Usman.
(c) Jeb.
(d) Clovis.

5. What will the researchers test to find out whether the adult chimps ate part of the tossed bundle?
(a) Fecal matter.
(b) How much they eat at dinner.
(c) Urine.
(d) Their fingertips.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the strong, mature female who Hope studies?

2. Who tells Hope about her tent when she returns from town?

3. Who is training to become an assistant?

4. Which scientist is married to Roberta?

5. Where do researchers eat dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain who Hope's research team includes.

2. What disconcerting event happens when Hope and John take a short holiday together?

3. What, according to Ian's theory, will happen when all the northern female chimps become pregnant? What is the problem he expects?

4. How does Hope meet John?

5. What two major events are covered in this book?

6. What is the importance of Fermat's final theorem to this story?

7. The trip for supplies is not an easy one. Why does Hope look forward to making the trip?

8. What are the living arrangements for the researchers at Grosso Arvore? What is included at the camp?

9. How does Ian relate to Mallibar when he disagrees with Vail's theory about the chimps?

10. What is the role of Rita-Mae to the chimps?

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