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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 do Wello and Sophie always eat for breakfast and lunch on the boat?
(a) Papaya.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Cassava bread and fish wrapped in banana leaf.
(d) Fresh breadfruit.

2. Which country does Hector tell Sophie is the biggest exporter of coltan, diamonds, and gold?
(a) Malawi.
(b) Rwanda.
(c) The DRC.
(d) South Africa.

3. What question does Hector, the U.N. guard, ask Sophie twice in Chapter 17?
(a) Whether she has a passport or papers.
(b) What her father does for a living.
(c) When she was originally supposed to leave Congo.
(d) Whether she has any money.

4. During her second week in the enclosure, what does Sophie start to eat?
(a) Giant green gourds that ripen and fall.
(b) Caterpillars.
(c) Ants.
(d) Tree bark.

5. What kind of vehicle do Sophie and Otto leave the school in in Chapter 16?
(a) A motorbike.
(b) A skateboard.
(c) A car.
(d) A horse and carriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what does Sophie noticing the bonobos doing that is very much out of the ordinary?

2. What is the term Sophie uses to mean "walking dead" in Chapter 20?

3. What does the second U.N. guard tell Sophie in Chapter 17?

4. Who does Sophie realizes has a crush on Anastasia?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 21, what does Sophie decide is her and Otto's best chance for survival after Otto is caught in a trapper's snare?

4. In Chapter 15, who saves Sophie and the bonobos from the hunter, and how do the bonobos react to the savior afterwards?

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

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

7. In Chapter 14, what are some of the signs that the bonobos are stressed and tired?

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

9. In Chapter 17, what does Sophie's mother's letter to her say?

10. Why does the first guard Sophie speaks to at the U.N. compound in Chapter 17 turn her away?

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