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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 was the country that is currently known as the Democratic Republic of Congo formerly known as?
(a) Zaire.
(b) Mali.
(c) Malawi.
(d) South Africa.

2. In Chapter 7, what does Sophie throw at the U.N. worker to try to slow down his pursuit of her?
(a) Her big duffel bag.
(b) Her cell phone.
(c) Her hat.
(d) Her water bottle.

3. In Chapter 6, what does Patrice tell all the sanctuary workers to do?
(a) Go to the airport to see if they can get flights out of the country.
(b) Stay put in the sanctuary for the time being for their own safety.
(c) Leave immediately to see if they can locate their families.
(d) Launch a rescue mission for Sophie's mother.

4. What do the mamas as the sanctuary call Sophie?
(a) Princesse.
(b) Queenie.
(c) Italiana.
(d) Americana.

5. What does Patrice tell Sophie about where the safest place to be in the country is if a war starts?
(a) In the churches.
(b) Away from the capital.
(c) In the sanctuary itself.
(d) In the capital.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, what is the first sign for Sophie that something is terribly wrong?

3. In Chapter 9, what does Sophie realize she needs to do to be able to eat?

4. What is the title of Part II of the book?

5. In Chapter 11, what food does Sophie have that she shares with the bonobos?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Patrice tell Sophie about the state of the baby bonobo she has just bought?

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

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

4. What was the only nice thing Sophie's fellow American students had ever said to her in her school days there?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 6, why is the bonobo Pweto quarantined from the other animals?

9. In Chapter 11, what is one of the reasons Sophie pays close attention to what the bonobos eat as they forage?

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

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