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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sophie think disgustedly that humans eating bonobos is nearly cannibilism?
(a) Because humans and bonobos share almost 99 percent of their DNA.
(b) Because bonobos are so attached to humans emotionally.
(c) Because bonobos often wear human clothes.
(d) Because bonobos have the exact same thoughts and feelings as humans do.

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

3. Who does Sophie meet in Chapter 16 in the abandoned village where she leaves the bonobos?
(a) A father and his young son.
(b) A trio of women.
(c) A group of five young men.
(d) A young boy and an old woman.

4. In Chapter 16, what does Otto start doing to the boys at the school that the boys think is funny?
(a) Feeding them.
(b) Playing tricks on them.
(c) Pulling on their toes.
(d) Grooming them.

5. In Chapter 12, how does Sophie get an idea for the hierarchy in the bonobo group?
(a) She watches who has the most food.
(b) She watches which bonobos give in grooming, and which ones receive.
(c) She watches how they partner up for sex.
(d) She watches how they make their nests.

6. In Chapter 18, what does Sophie end up giving the man who takes her on his boat in lieu of payment, temporarily?
(a) A silver necklace from her father.
(b) American dollars.
(c) A golden egg.
(d) A pound of manioc.

7. During her second week in the enclosure, what does Sophie start to eat?
(a) Tree bark.
(b) Ants.
(c) Caterpillars.
(d) Giant green gourds that ripen and fall.

8. What is the man's name who takes Sophie up the Congo River on his boat?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Mandolo.
(c) Frederico.
(d) Wello.

9. 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 gather so much food for them they will not leave the stockpile.
(b) To give them sleeping pills.
(c) To cause a distraction.
(d) To try to fight them all off physically herself.

10. What do Wello and Sophie always eat for breakfast and lunch on the boat?
(a) Fresh breadfruit.
(b) Cassava bread and fish wrapped in banana leaf.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Papaya.

11. In Chapter 14, why does Songololo shriek so joyfully as she escapes with Sophie and Otto?
(a) She sees her partner Mushie following them.
(b) She sees her mother Anastasia following them.
(c) She sees all the food in front of them, and she is starving.
(d) She sees her sister Banalia following them.

12. 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) An old man.
(c) A girl about Sophie's age.
(d) A woman with three young daughters.

13. In Chapter 12, what awakens Sophie with a start from her sleep?
(a) Her falling out of her nest.
(b) The calls of lions.
(c) Otto's cries of pain.
(d) The sound of gunshots.

14. In Chapter 16, what is the popular phrase for "word on the street?"
(a) Sidewalk radio.
(b) Grapevine.
(c) Vox pop.
(d) What they say.

15. In Chapter 16, what does the sign say that Sophie sees outside of the old colonial house she comes across?
(a) Quarantine.
(b) Toxic!
(c) SIDA.
(d) Help.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what does the man at the school for boys give Sophie to drink at first?

2. What does Sophie feel accompanies her fear as she rides on the motorbike with Otto in Chapter 17?

3. Who is the oldest bonobo?

4. What does Hector tell Sophie he has especially for her in Chapter 17?

5. What kind of vehicle do Sophie and Otto leave the school in in Chapter 16?

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