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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Lena?

3. Where was the one from who attacked the old chimp?

4. Who makes the MIG-15's in the story?

5. What happens to Hope's tent while she goes into town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the process by which Hope and the other researchers begin their study of chimps.

2. What is Hauser's work?

3. How does Hope feel when she confronts John about his infidelity?

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

5. Why does Hope want to leave the researchers' holiday early to return to camp?

6. How does Hope report Mr. Jeb's death and how does Mallabar believe?

7. Describe Hope's first alarming discovery about the chimps.

8. What is Ian's theory about chimp groups? Who does not agree with this theory?

9. What is the "mockman" and from where does the term derive?

10. What happens to Hope's hut while on a supply run? How, according to Mallabar, did this occur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A main character has good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. Discuss Hope's good and bad qualities. Are the "bad" qualities really bad? Support your answers with examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What is an antagonist? Discuss the antagonist of this novel in detail, relating the antagonist specifically to the type of conflict featured in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Write a character description of John. Was he a major character or minor one? Support your answer with specific evidence from the story and include definitions of major and minor character.

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