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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Sophie say it is impossible to live in Congo without growing a thick skin for?
(a) Insects.
(b) Rain.
(c) Mud.
(d) Disease.

2. In Chapter 7, who arranges for Sophie to have transport to the airport and out of the country?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Mama Brunelle.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandfather.

3. Which of the following physical ailments does the animal Sophie bought from the smuggler have?
(a) He is missing an eye.
(b) He seems to have a broken ankle.
(c) He seems to have a few broken ribs.
(d) He is missing two fingers.

4. What does Clement tell Sophie and the smuggler is the problem with the sale the smuggler tries to make to Sophie in Chapter 1?
(a) Sophie does not have the right currency to buy the man's wares anyway.
(b) It is illegal to sell endangered species in the DRC.
(c) It is too late in the day to sell the fruit.
(d) You can only use credit cards for street sales in the DRC.

5. What does the term "white weapons" refer to?
(a) Weapons that are the color white.
(b) Weapons that were imported from majority-white countries.
(c) Weapons that were devised by white people.
(d) Weapons that kill silently like machetes, clubs, and knives.

6. How does Sophie mainly communicate with her father in America when she is visiting her mother in the DRC?
(a) Through video chat.
(b) Through regular landline telephones.
(c) Through telegram.
(d) Through satellite phone.

7. In Chapter 8, what does Sophie hear from the direction of the sanctuary as she hides in the enclosure?
(a) Mama Evangeline leaving.
(b) Patrice talking about finding Sophie.
(c) Gun shots.
(d) Bonobos playing.

8. In Chapter 6, what do the strangers who come to the sanctuary ask Sophie that unsettles her?
(a) If there is a school nearby.
(b) If there is a church nearby.
(c) How old she is.
(d) If there are any men in the sanctuary.

9. In Chapter 7, why does Sophie jump out of the U.N. van?
(a) Her mother has just phoned and Sophie wants to speak to her.
(b) Otto is running after her and she is afraid he might be run over.
(c) Her father has just phoned and told her to stay in the DRC.
(d) Patrice is running after her with her passport.

10. How does Sophie get in and out of the electrified fence in Chapter 10?
(a) She figures out a clever way to temporarily short it.
(b) She has one of the bonobos disable it.
(c) She finds the fuse box and disables the fuse for it.
(d) She inputs the code, which she knows.

11. How old does Patrice estimate Otto might actually be?
(a) Almost 10.
(b) Almost 4.
(c) Almost 15.
(d) Almost 2.

12. In Chapter 6, what shocking news does Sophie learn that has all the sanctuary workers on edge?
(a) The government has ordered that all bonobos be moved out of the country.
(b) People are no longer allowed to go up the river on boats.
(c) The president has been killed.
(d) There is no more gasoline anywhere in the country.

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

14. What is one of the problems with treating animals for dehydration at the sanctuary?
(a) They often do not have working IVs.
(b) They often do not have enough soda on hand.
(c) They often do not have enough water on hand.
(d) They often do not have saline.

15. In Chapter 9, what is one thing Sophie does to signal submissiveness to the bonobos?
(a) Grunts.
(b) Holds one arm over her head.
(c) Lowers her head.
(d) Stands up tall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie's mother tell her in Chapter 2 about her choice to buy an animal from a smuggler?

2. In the end of Chapter 4, what is Sophie worried about concerning her mother?

3. In Chapter 10, what does Sophie see in the sanctuary that greatly upsets her?

4. In Chapter 11, which bonobo takes a particular liking to Otto?

5. When Sophie wakes up in Chapter 9 from her first night in the jungle, what does she see?

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