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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. What does the sanctuary worker who initially examines the animal Sophie bought from the smuggler say about the animal's health?
(a) The animal is in perfect health.
(b) The animal is in bad shape, with fluid around the heart, and he is also dehydrated.
(c) The animal likely has ringworm.
(d) The animal likely has a lung infection.

2. In Chapter 11, which bonobo takes a particular liking to Otto?
(a) Songololo.
(b) Anastasia.
(c) Ikwa.
(d) Mushie.

3. Who is the queen bonobo of the enclosure at the sanctuary?
(a) Banalia.
(b) Anastasia.
(c) Songololo.
(d) Mushie.

4. Which bonobo does Sophie rescue in Chapter 10 from the rebels, who have captured it?
(a) Mushie.
(b) Ikwa.
(c) Songololo.
(d) Anastasia.

5. In Chapter 7, what does Sophie pack her bag with to leave the country?
(a) All of her paintings.
(b) Mostly notebooks.
(c) Clothes, sleeping pills, some food, and some water.
(d) Supplies for Otto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie's mother tell her she must do in Chapter 2 in order to take care of the animal she bought from the smuggler on the first night?

2. How old does Patrice estimate Otto might actually be?

3. Who are the strangers Sophie meets in the start of Chapter 6?

4. What does Mama Evangeline say is the first thing that happened the last time there was violent conflict in the DRC?

5. Where does Sophie's father live in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Clement tell Sophie about how her mother will react when she finds out Sophie bought the bonobo?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Sophie say about her parents' marriage and why it fell apart?

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

4. In Chapter 1, why are the roads in Kinshasa always so crowded?

5. In Chapter 2, how does Sophie describe her mother?

6. Why do people often stay indoors in the DRC as soon as night falls?

7. What are the "white weapons" the U.N. warns many people are being killed with?

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

9. In Chapter 1, why does Sophie pay the man who has the baby bonobo to take the bonobo home with her?

10. In Chapter 7, what does Sophie do after she jumps out of the U.N. transport van?

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