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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 16, what are the old man's parting words for Sophie regarding Otto?
(a) People first.
(b) Protect him always.
(c) You will have to give him up one way or another.
(d) Sell him for food.

2. What is the man's name who takes Sophie up the Congo River on his boat?
(a) Wello.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Mandolo.
(d) Frederico.

3. In Chapter 16, what is the popular phrase for "word on the street?"
(a) Grapevine.
(b) Sidewalk radio.
(c) Vox pop.
(d) What they say.

4. In Chapter 16, what is one thing that is strange about the rebels Sophie sees passing by in vehicles?
(a) The men are eating American food.
(b) The men are all speaking different languages.
(c) The men do not have weapons at all.
(d) Some of the men are wearing evening gowns.

5. In Chapter 12, what is one of the fruits Sophie feeds herself and Otto?
(a) Papayas.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Apples.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie often do to Otto as a sign of affection?

2. What does Hector tell Sophie he has especially for her in Chapter 17?

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

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

5. In Chapter 17, what does Sophie anticipate will be her hardest challenge?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 17, why does Sophie surmise some of the people crowding the airport are dressed in fine clothes even though they are fleeing violence?

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 12, why does Sophie find herself falling towards the ground in the middle of the night?

7. 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?

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

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

10. In Chapter 14, what is it that alerts the rebels to Sohie's and the bonobos' escape?

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