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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. Who does Hope go with to check on all the pregnant female chimps?
(a) John.
(b) Vail.
(c) Hauser.
(d) Mallabar.

2. How many years did researchers conduct studies on chimps at this reserve?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 30 years.

3. How are the roads on the supply route?
(a) Great.
(b) Covered with snakes.
(c) Bad.
(d) It doesn't say.

4. Who maintains the incomplete luxury hotel at which the researchers vacationed?
(a) The American government.
(b) The researchers.
(c) Local business leaders.
(d) The Tourism Ministry.

5. Who says John and Hope should end the farce of their marriage?
(a) Hope.
(b) Mallabar.
(c) Hope's mother.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before beginning her job chronicling plant life, where do Hope and her husband vacation?

2. What is the "mockman?"

3. According to Hope, what time is based on each individual's body?

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

5. Who is the alpha male of Hope's studies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Hope question the validity of Mallabar's explanation for her hut burning down?

2. How does John react when Hope confronts him about his behavior at the lake?

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

4. Who is Clovis and what are Hope's feelings about him?

5. What is the theory that Hope explains to Ian about the war among the chimps?

6. Explain who Hope's research team includes.

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

8. How does Hope plan to reconstruct her burned notes?

9. Why is Eugene considered a chimp expert?

10. Describe Hope's thoughts on time, specifically civil and internal time.

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