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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. What does Sophie finally get Otto to drink in Chapter 3?
(a) Orange soda.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Milk.

2. In Chapter 8, how does Sophie know the kata-kata have discovered the electrified fence?
(a) She smells their burning flesh.
(b) She hears them warning each other about it.
(c) She hears them trying to revive one of their own who has been knocked unconscious by it.
(d) She hears some zap sounds.

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

4. In Chapter 16, what are the old man's parting words for Sophie regarding Otto?
(a) Protect him always.
(b) You will have to give him up one way or another.
(c) People first.
(d) Sell him for food.

5. In Chapter 12, how does Sophie get an idea for the hierarchy in the bonobo group?
(a) She watches how they partner up for sex.
(b) She watches which bonobos give in grooming, and which ones receive.
(c) She watches how they make their nests.
(d) She watches who has the most food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the sanctuary workers tell Sophie she should do in Chapter 6 because she is a U.S. citizen?

2. About how many people live in Kinshasa?

3. What does the first U.N. guard tell Sophie when she finally reaches the U.N. station in Chapter 17?

4. What kind of sanctuary does Sophie's mother run in the DRC?

5. In Chapter 15, what does Sophie noticing the bonobos doing that is very much out of the ordinary?

(see the answer key)

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