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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. Why does Hope's husband tell her he dug a ditch?

2. Where must the supply runner stay when going into town for supplies?

3. Who is Clovis?

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

5. Which old chimp was brutally beaten and left for dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hauser's work?

2. What is Usman's job? What exactly does he do?

3. Why is Eugene considered a chimp expert?

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

5. Other than funding, what uncontrollable obstacle does Mallabar's research team face? How does the obstacle affect their work?

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

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

8. Discuss the events of Hope's father's seventieth birthday party.

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

10. What does Hope learn about John in a discussion with Bogden Lewkovitch? What does she not reveal in the discussion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character description of Mallabar. 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.

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

What are the three questions that Hope says must be answered in life? What were her answers? What were John's answers? Cite the book to support your statements.

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