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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sophie give to the people from the crowd at the airport who help her reach the U.N.?
(a) Her money.
(b) Her books.
(c) Her duffel bag of manioc, clean water, and some clothes.
(d) Her sketches.

2. Why does Hector say Otto is lucky in Chapter 17?
(a) Because he has not starved.
(b) Because he has not lost all his hair yet.
(c) Because he only lost two fingers.
(d) Because he has not yet been eaten.

3. Which country does Hector tell Sophie is the biggest exporter of coltan, diamonds, and gold?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Malawi.
(c) Rwanda.
(d) The DRC.

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

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

6. What kind of animals does Sophie remind herself that bonobos are in Chapter 14?
(a) Social foragers.
(b) Pack animals.
(c) Predators.
(d) Loners.

7. What do bonobos often do with each other to help ease tension and anxiety?
(a) Eat together.
(b) Rub up against each other.
(c) Sleep together.
(d) Forage together.

8. What is the word for a particular kind of boat common on the Congo River?
(a) Sunfish.
(b) Skiff.
(c) Gondola.
(d) Pirogue.

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

10. What is the term Sophie uses to mean "walking dead" in Chapter 20?
(a) Keta angelahara.
(b) Bapfuye alreda.
(c) Bapfuye buhagazi.
(d) Papauae fulti.

11. What is the title of Part V of the book?
(a) Mbandaka.
(b) Everything is Raining.
(c) Otto bows out.
(d) The Hunted.

12. In Chapter 18, what does Sophie find on her and Otto after being submerged in water?
(a) Ticks.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Worms.
(d) Leeches.

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

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

15. In Chapter 17, what does Sophie think about her situation compared to that of the crowds at the airport?
(a) She has less chance of getting help from the U.S. than they do.
(b) She needs to be able to offer them something so they will not hurt her.
(c) She has more to lose than they do.
(d) She is at a disadvantage because she is a U.S. citizen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Wello and Sophie always eat for breakfast and lunch on the boat?

2. In Chapter 16, what does the old man at the school ask Sophie to do to help them?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Sophie realize was the cause of her fall in the night?

4. Why does Sophie think disgustedly that humans eating bonobos is nearly cannibilism?

5. In Chapter 16, what does the old man at the school give to Sophie when she and Otto eventually leave?

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