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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. With whom does Hope leave the camp after she gets punched?
(a) Eugene.
(b) Ian.
(c) Clovis.
(d) Roberta.

2. After the death of Mr. Jeb, which southern chimp seems to become an outcast?
(a) Ian.
(b) Rita.
(c) Lena.
(d) Lu-lu.

3. What is presented to Hope as the cause of the killed chimps?
(a) Poisoned berries.
(b) A deadly lizard.
(c) Lack of water.
(d) A dead leopard.

4. Which southern chimp does not return from an excursion after the death of Mr. Jeb?
(a) Rita-Lu.
(b) Rita-Mae.
(c) Lena.
(d) Muffin.

5. Who has come to town to retrieve Hope and return to Grosso Arvore after her kidnapping?
(a) Roberta.
(b) Vail.
(c) Hauser.
(d) Mallabar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the subject of a book Hope recently completed at the end of the story?

2. Which important character witnesses the truth in Hope's theory.

3. Which character requests electro-shock therapy?

4. What does the popping of a balloon show?

5. At whose property does Hope live at the end of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain in detail the chimp attack that Mallabar witnesses.

2. What does Hope learn about Eugene and Ian on her way back to Grosso Arvore after her kidnapping?

3. How does Mallabar react to the attack that he witnesses?

4. What is Hope's relationship with Mallabar at the end of the novel?

5. What chore does Almicar ask Hope to help him with? What is the purpose of the chore?

6. Where does Hope live at the end of the novel? Describe her home.

7. What is Hopes catastrophe theory? She says there are seven types, but only addresses two. Briefly discuss the difference in the two she outlines.

8. According to Hope, how is life like calculus?

9. In the end, what lesson does Hope say she's learned about life?

10. What are John's answers to life's three important questions?

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