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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 22 - 27).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the wild, how long do bonobos spend with their mothers?
(a) Their first 5 years.
(b) Their entire lives.
(c) Their first year.
(d) Their first 10 years.

2. In Chapter 27, why does Sophie say it is impossible to know whether the infant with Otto is his infant or not?
(a) It is not possible to test bonobos for paternity.
(b) It is possible for bonobos to have more than one father.
(c) Bonobos are not monogamous.
(d) The only way to tell if a bonobo is an infant's father is by visual inspection, and this method is not scientific.

3. In Chapter 16, what does the old man at the school give to Sophie when she and Otto eventually leave?
(a) Meat and soda.
(b) Money and a gun.
(c) A knife and a length of rope.
(d) Garlic-roasted manioc and bottles of well water.

4. In Chapter 18, what does the man who Sophie asks to take her up the Congo River ask her for as payment?
(a) Otto.
(b) Gold.
(c) Water.
(d) Food.

5. Where does Sophie tell the boy-soldier in Chapter 22 she is from?
(a) Miami.
(b) France.
(c) Kinshasa.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a local language spoken in the DRC?

2. What does Sophie's mother tell her is lucky for her in Chapter 24?

3. What is the word for a particular kind of boat common on the Congo River?

4. What does Sophie pay special attention to regarding the bonobos' behavior in Chapter 11?

5. In Chapter 18, what does Sophie find on her and Otto after being submerged in water?

(see the answer key)

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