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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. Why does Hope make white flags?
(a) She likes to sew.
(b) As a symbol of purity.
(c) To surrender.
(d) As an S.O.S. signal.

2. At the end of the story, what does Hope say it is necessary to suspend?
(a) Truth.
(b) Judgement.
(c) Honor.
(d) Rules.

3. What was the subject of a book Hope recently completed at the end of the story?
(a) Chimps.
(b) Civil war.
(c) Fairy tales.
(d) Space exploration.

4. What must Hope receive before she can leave the area?
(a) Her passport.
(b) Her last check from Eugene.
(c) Immunizations.
(d) Her drivers license.

5. Who tells the hostages kidnapped at the blockade that they will get released?
(a) Almicar.
(b) One of the soldiers.
(c) Clovis.
(d) Hitler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character requests electro-shock therapy?

2. What is the presumed cause of Usman's death?

3. What is presented to Hope as the cause of the killed chimps?

4. With whom does Hope leave the camp after she gets punched?

5. To which group do the guerrilla solders at the blockade belong?

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. What does Hope ask for to end the fighting among the chimps? What becomes of her request?

4. What explanation was given to Hope about the death of Usman and why does she believe it?

5. How does Hope's discovery among the chimps show her that she and John are not so different? What is it that they have in common?

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

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

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

9. According to Hope, what are life's three important questions?

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

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