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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie take from one of the bodies on the sanctuary grounds in Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 8, why does Sophie decide against leaving the enclosure with Otto at night?

3. What does Sophie decide to name the animal she bought from the smuggler?

4. In the end of Chapter 5, what does Patrice tell Sophie that takes her by surprise?

5. What does the sanctuary worker who initially examines the animal Sophie bought from the smuggler say about the animal's health?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, what does Sophie do after she jumps out of the U.N. transport van?

3. In Chapter 1, why are the roads in Kinshasa always so crowded?

4. Why do the nursery mamas at the sanctuary call Sophie "princesse" and what does the name mean to all of them?

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

6. Why does Sophie explain she finds it fitting that in one of the Congo's languages, Lingala, yesterday and tomorrow are the same word?

7. In Chapter 6, how does Sophie feel about the fact that she is set to be rescued from the chaos because she is an American citizen?

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

9. In Chapter 2, how does Sophie describe her mother?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining what led to the bonobos' status as an endangered species, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How does Sophie's mother, Florence Biyoya, manage to found and fund the sanctuary? What kinds of skills does Florence demonstrate in her ability to keep the sanctuary going? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 17, Sophie witnesses the desperate scene at the airport of throngs of people hoping to get out the country. She finally wavers and considers leaving Otto to evacuate without him, but she witnesses something at the U.N. headquarters that changes her mind completely. Write an essay analyzing Sophie's decision not to evacuate and identifying the reasons for her changing her mind.

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