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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 17 - 21).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the strangers Sophie meets in the start of Chapter 6?
(a) The doctors who have come to do surgery on one of the bonobos.
(b) Her mother's cousins who have come to check on the sanctuary.
(c) She does not know, but they are four men who look like rebels and are carrying guns.
(d) Her father's friends who will stay at the sanctuary for a few nights passing through.

2. When Sophie wakes up in Chapter 9 from her first night in the jungle, what does she see?
(a) Otto playing with Anastasia.
(b) Her mother.
(c) At least 10 bonobos looking at her.
(d) The soldiers pointing their guns at her.

3. What is the word for a particular kind of boat common on the Congo River?
(a) Gondola.
(b) Pirogue.
(c) Sunfish.
(d) Skiff.

4. Which of the following is included in the U.N. ration packet Sophie took?
(a) Stew.
(b) Tuna fish, water purification tablets, cookies, and chili con carne.
(c) Bread and butter.
(d) Salad and fruit.

5. Why does Sophie think disgustedly that humans eating bonobos is nearly cannibilism?
(a) Because bonobos have the exact same thoughts and feelings as humans do.
(b) Because bonobos are so attached to humans emotionally.
(c) Because bonobos often wear human clothes.
(d) Because humans and bonobos share almost 99 percent of their DNA.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, who arranges for Sophie to have transport to the airport and out of the country?

2. What kind of animals does Sophie remind herself that bonobos are in Chapter 14?

3. In Chapter 8, who calms Sophie while she is terrified in the jungle?

4. What is one reason that Sophie trusts the old man she asks to take her and Otto up the Congo River on his boat?

5. In Chapter 16, what is one thing that is strange about the rebels Sophie sees passing by in vehicles?

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