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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Sophie realize she needs to do to be able to eat?
(a) Get back into the sanctuary.
(b) Get her black duffel bag that she dropped the day before back.
(c) Steal some food from the village.
(d) Kill an animal for meat.

2. What word do people frequently use to refer to Sophie in the DRC?
(a) Sister.
(b) Mama.
(c) Mundele.
(d) Octaroon.

3. How old does Patrice estimate Otto might actually be?
(a) Almost 4.
(b) Almost 10.
(c) Almost 15.
(d) Almost 2.

4. What kind of sanctuary does Sophie's mother run in the DRC?
(a) One for giraffes.
(b) One for bonobos.
(c) One for cats.
(d) One for snakes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anastasia do to Sophie as a warning in Chapter 9?

2. Which of the following is a local language spoken in the DRC?

3. What is one of the problems with treating animals for dehydration at the sanctuary?

4. In Chapter 8, how does Sophie know the kata-kata have discovered the electrified fence?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Sophie pack her bag with to leave the country?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Sophie remember to do when a small group of foraging bonobos appear?

2. In Chapter 6, how does Sophie feel about the fact that she is set to be rescued from the chaos because she is an American citizen?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Sophie remember about the difference between young bonobos and adult bonobos?

4. In Chapter 6, when does Sophie begin to realize what trouble she and everyone at the sanctuary might be in?

5. Why does Songololo look to Sophie for refuge sometimes?

6. In Chapter 10, what are some of the things Sophie sees on the sanctuary grounds that haunt and disturb her?

7. In Chapter 4, what does Sophie's mother tell her about the only way to get baby bonobos in the wild, and why does she tell her this?

8. Why does Sophie explain she finds it fitting that in one of the Congo's languages, Lingala, yesterday and tomorrow are the same word?

9. What does Sophie's mother tell her about the reason the baby bonobo is missing fingers in Chapter 2?

10. In Chapter 9, what does Sophie realizes she is going to need to get in order to survive?

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