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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, where does Sophie go to hide from the U.N. workers and the sanctuary staff?
(a) The infirmary.
(b) The nursery.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The electrified enclosure.

2. What was the country that is currently known as the Democratic Republic of Congo formerly known as?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Zaire.
(c) Mali.
(d) Malawi.

3. What board game does Sophie "play" with Otto?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Operation.
(c) Trouble.
(d) Scrabble.

4. In Chapter 10, what does Sophie see in the sanctuary that greatly upsets her?
(a) The president's men looting everything.
(b) Dead bonobos.
(c) Her mother being held captive.
(d) Mama Brunelle's body.

5. Why did the other bonobos attack Pweto?
(a) He had attacked other bonobos first.
(b) He had taken all the bonobos' food.
(c) He had accidentally killed one of their babies while playing with it.
(d) He had pushed his games with them too far.

6. Which bonobo was the first bonobo Sophie's mother had ever met?
(a) Anastasia.
(b) Banalia.
(c) Songololo.
(d) Alexia.

7. Which bonobo was quarantined in an area by himself?
(a) Pweto.
(b) Ikwa.
(c) Mushie.
(d) Firenze.

8. In the end of Chapter 4, what is Sophie worried about concerning her mother?
(a) That her mother thinks Sophie will never learn Congolese.
(b) That her mother never really wanted children.
(c) That her mother does not want Sophie to visit the sanctuary again.
(d) That her mother will always be disappointed in her for making such a big mistake in buying Otto from the smuggler.

9. 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) You can only use credit cards for street sales in the DRC.
(b) It is too late in the day to sell the fruit.
(c) It is illegal to sell endangered species in the DRC.
(d) Sophie does not have the right currency to buy the man's wares anyway.

10. 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) Disease.
(d) Mud.

11. What does Sophie pay special attention to regarding the bonobos' behavior in Chapter 11?
(a) Where they poop and pee.
(b) Where they play their games.
(c) How they groom each other.
(d) What they eat and forage for in the jungle.

12. Who is the queen bonobo of the enclosure at the sanctuary?
(a) Mushie.
(b) Banalia.
(c) Songololo.
(d) Anastasia.

13. In Chapter 8, what does Sophie think is one reason the adult bonobos had not attacked her?
(a) She had Otto with her.
(b) She was a girl, and they trusted girls more than men.
(c) She smelled like soap.
(d) She had offered them food.

14. In Chapter 6, why is Sophie so upset about the idea of having to evacuate quickly to get to the U.S.?
(a) She hates long plane journeys.
(b) She does not want to go back to live with her father.
(c) She cannot bring Otto with her, and she hates to leave Otto.
(d) She does not want to go back to school.

15. In Chapter 5, what is Sophie's mother and other sanctuary workers preparing to do?
(a) Go to a release site to let some of the bonobos back into the wild.
(b) A breeding program for the bonobos.
(c) A naming ritual for a baby bonobo.
(d) Surgery on a very sick bonobo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie decide to name the animal she bought from the smuggler?

2. In Chapter 11, what food does Sophie have that she shares with the bonobos?

3. What does Sophie mention that she hates being called in Chapter 6?

4. How does Sophie get in and out of the electrified fence in Chapter 10?

5. What does Sophie finally get Otto to drink in Chapter 3?

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