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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Sophie throw at the U.N. worker to try to slow down his pursuit of her?
(a) Her cell phone.
(b) Her water bottle.
(c) Her hat.
(d) Her big duffel bag.

2. 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 naming ritual for a baby bonobo.
(c) A breeding program for the bonobos.
(d) Surgery on a very sick bonobo.

3. In Chapter 6, what does Patrice tell all the sanctuary workers to do?
(a) Leave immediately to see if they can locate their families.
(b) Go to the airport to see if they can get flights out of the country.
(c) Launch a rescue mission for Sophie's mother.
(d) Stay put in the sanctuary for the time being for their own safety.

4. In Chapter 8, what is the first sign for Sophie that something is terribly wrong?
(a) She smells smoke and realizes the village right near the sanctuary is on fire.
(b) She hears the bonobos calling to each other in distress.
(c) It is too quiet.
(d) The birds all start flying away.

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

6. In Chapter 8, who calms Sophie while she is terrified in the jungle?
(a) Otto.
(b) Mama Evangeline.
(c) Mama Brunelle.
(d) Anastasia.

7. 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 illegal to sell endangered species in the DRC.
(c) Sophie does not have the right currency to buy the man's wares anyway.
(d) It is too late in the day to sell the fruit.

8. Which of the following is a local language spoken in the DRC?
(a) Italian.
(b) Ponpaen.
(c) Malawian.
(d) Lingala.

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

10. In Chapter 8, what is one sign of friendship a bonobo exhibits towards others?
(a) Swinging through trees.
(b) Grunting.
(c) Biting.
(d) Grooming.

11. How old is Sophie?
(a) Nearly 10.
(b) Nearly 12.
(c) Nearly 15.
(d) Nearly 8.

12. Who was the only person who could enter the enclosure safely in normal times?
(a) Sophie's mother.
(b) Clement.
(c) Mama Brunelle.
(d) Sophie.

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

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

15. In Chapter 8, why does Sophie decide against leaving the enclosure with Otto at night?
(a) Otto gets very ill and she does not feel they can travel yet.
(b) It is too dark to see anything and she is too afraid to risk it.
(c) She sees more people on the road and she does not want to meet them.
(d) She hears gunshots again and loses her nerve.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, which bonobo bites and kicks Sophie?

2. How does Sophie mainly communicate with her father in America when she is visiting her mother in the DRC?

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

4. In Chapter 2, who is the first worker at the sanctuary that helps Sophie when she brings back what she bought from the smuggler?

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

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