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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 8, what does Sophie think is one reason the adult bonobos had not attacked her?
(a) She had Otto with her.
(b) She was a girl, and they trusted girls more than men.
(c) She smelled like soap.
(d) She had offered them food.

2. What board game does Sophie "play" with Otto?
(a) Trouble.
(b) Monopoly.
(c) Operation.
(d) Scrabble.

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

4. In Chapter 8, what does Sophie say it is impossible to live in Congo without growing a thick skin for?
(a) Mud.
(b) Rain.
(c) Disease.
(d) Insects.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Sophie and Otto drink from out of desperation in Chapter 9?

2. Why does Sophie have so much cash on her person in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 7, where does Sophie go to hide from the U.N. workers and the sanctuary staff?

4. In Chapter 11, why does Sophie surmise that Anastasia leaves her alone?

5. Which of the following physical ailments does the animal Sophie bought from the smuggler have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do the U.N. staff refuse to let Sophie take Otto with her on her flight out of the Congo?

4. In Chapter 4, why does the man who sold Otto to Sophie come to the sanctuary?

5. In Chapter 9, what does Sophie think changes Anastasia's mind about charging her and hurting her?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 4, what does the sanctuary's chef, Emile, do that touches Sophie?

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

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