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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. When does the soldier-boy tell Sophie he knew the war had started?
(a) When his teacher dropped the chalk and the soldiers killed his teacher and friends.
(b) When his father gave him a gun.
(c) When he had to go work in the mines.
(d) When his family died.

2. Why does Hector say Otto is lucky in Chapter 17?
(a) Because he has not starved.
(b) Because he only lost two fingers.
(c) Because he has not lost all his hair yet.
(d) Because he has not yet been eaten.

3. What does Sophie's mother tell her in Chapter 2 about her choice to buy an animal from a smuggler?
(a) It was wrong.
(b) It was right.
(c) She should never have bought a sick animal because he could infect the others at the sanctuary.
(d) She paid too much for the animal.

4. In Lingala, what two words is the word lobi used for?
(a) Morning and night.
(b) Yesterday and tomorrow.
(c) Dinner and breakfast.
(d) Fast and slow.

5. In Chapter 16, what does Sophie come across that is good to eat?
(a) Spinach.
(b) Raspberries.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Manioc.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Sophie hear from the direction of the sanctuary as she hides in the enclosure?

2. In Chapter 16, what is the popular phrase for "word on the street?"

3. In Chapter 16, what valuable information does Sophie give to the old man who runs that school that will likely aid his and the boys' survival?

4. In Chapter 8, what is the first sign for Sophie that something is terribly wrong?

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

(see the answer key)

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