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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 15, why does Sophie think Mushie does not build her a nest?
(a) Because they are all confused and thrown by the chaos of the escape.
(b) Because Mushie is lost in the jungle somewhere.
(c) Because Anastasia told Mushie not to build Sophie a nest.
(d) Because Mushie is angry at Sophie.

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

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

4. Why does Sophie think people at the airport have dressed in fine clothes?
(a) She thinks they must have thought it would increase their chances of getting on a plane.
(b) She thinks they anticipate being at the palace.
(c) She thinks they think it will convince the U.N. soldiers they are well-educated.
(d) She thinks they had nowhere else to store their clothes.

5. 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 does Sophie give to the people from the crowd at the airport who help her reach the U.N.?

2. In Chapter 16, what is the popular phrase for "word on the street?"

3. In Chapter 18, what does Sophie end up giving the man who takes her on his boat in lieu of payment, temporarily?

4. How does Sophie realize the electrified fence is off in Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 12, what awakens Sophie with a start from her sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, why does Sophie's plan of escaping from the sanctuary enclosure with just Otto not work?

2. In Chapter 18, why does Sophie select Wello as a probable good choice to take her up the river?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Sophie watch the bonobos do and attempt to mimic to try to stay dry when it rains?

4. In Chapter 14, what strikes Sophie about the way the rebels look compared to the way the bonobos in the sanctuary look?

5. What does Sophie say is the advantage of the fear she feels in Chapter 17?

6. In Chapter 15, why does Sophie decide she must leave all the bonobos in the jungle besides Otto as she goes off to find her mother?

7. In Chapter 16, why is Sophie so pleased to see abandoned fields of manioc in her travels?

8. In Chapter 14, how does Sophie realize the electrified fence is no longer on?

9. In Chapter 20, how does Sophie feel after she and Otto get off Wello's boat?

10. In Chapter 17, what changes Sophie's mind about leaving Otto in the Congo and taking a U.N. transport to the U.S.?

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