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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 12, who makes a sleeping nest of branches and leaves for Sophie?
(a) Mushie.
(b) Otto.
(c) Songololo.
(d) Banalia.

3. What kind of vehicle do Sophie and Otto leave the school in in Chapter 16?
(a) A skateboard.
(b) A car.
(c) A motorbike.
(d) A horse and carriage.

4. Which of the following is included in the U.N. ration packet Sophie took?
(a) Bread and butter.
(b) Tuna fish, water purification tablets, cookies, and chili con carne.
(c) Salad and fruit.
(d) Stew.

5. Why does Sophie think people at the airport have dressed in fine clothes?
(a) She thinks they think it will convince the U.N. soldiers they are well-educated.
(b) She thinks they had nowhere else to store their clothes.
(c) She thinks they anticipate being at the palace.
(d) She thinks they must have thought it would increase their chances of getting on a plane.

6. In Chapter 15, what does Sophie noticing the bonobos doing that is very much out of the ordinary?
(a) Fighting with each other.
(b) Teasing each other.
(c) Sharing their food with each other.
(d) Following her as she makes her way onward to find her mother.

7. Who helps Sophie in Chapter 17 when the crowd begins to close in on her?
(a) An aunt of Sophie's who finds her in the crowd.
(b) A girl about Sophie's age.
(c) A woman with three young daughters.
(d) An old man.

8. In Chapter 16, what does the old man at the school ask Sophie to do to help them?
(a) Get some American money for them.
(b) Send them some chemicals to treat and cleanse their water.
(c) Ask for help to get the boys there out of the school safely, or to help get antiretroviral drugs.
(d) Find some weapons for them to use to defend themselves.

9. 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?
(a) The location of the manioc field she passed.
(b) The location of the rebel soldiers' camp.
(c) The location of clean water nearby.
(d) The directions to the U.N. headquarters.

10. Which bonobo is killed by a kata-kata when Sophie tries to escape the sanctuary with them in Chapter 14?
(a) Songololo.
(b) Banalia.
(c) Anastasia.
(d) Otto.

11. What is Sophie's plan to try to lose the rest of the bonobos as she and Otto press on with their journey?
(a) To cause a distraction.
(b) To give them sleeping pills.
(c) To try to fight them all off physically herself.
(d) To gather so much food for them they will not leave the stockpile.

12. What does Sophie often do to Otto as a sign of affection?
(a) Blow raspberries on his foot.
(b) Rub his ears.
(c) Groom him.
(d) Slap him lightly on the bottom.

13. What does Hector tell Sophie the DRC is the richest country in the world in terms of?
(a) Minerals.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Animals.

14. What is the title of Part IV of the book?
(a) What Remained Outside.
(b) My Mother Finds Me.
(c) The Bonobos Win.
(d) War Goes On.

15. How long does Sophie stay at the boys' school in Chapter 16?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) Four days.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sophie realize the electrified fence is off in Chapter 12?

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

3. In Chapter 16, what does Sophie come across that is good to eat?

4. What is the man's name who takes Sophie up the Congo River on his boat?

5. Who does Sophie meet in Chapter 16 in the abandoned village where she leaves the bonobos?

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