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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. In Chapter 9, what is one thing Sophie does to signal submissiveness to the bonobos?

2. In Chapter 8, who calms Sophie while she is terrified in the jungle?

3. In Chapter 2, who is the first worker at the sanctuary that helps Sophie when she brings back what she bought from the smuggler?

4. What does Clement tell Sophie and the smuggler is the problem with the sale the smuggler tries to make to Sophie in Chapter 1?

5. How old does Patrice estimate Otto might actually be?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Sophie hear shortly after she enters the bonobo enclosure that makes her blood run cold?

2. 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?

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

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

5. Why do people often stay indoors in the DRC as soon as night falls?

6. In Chapter 4, why does the man who sold Otto to Sophie come to the sanctuary?

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

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

9. What does Sophie's mother tell her about the reason the baby bonobo is missing fingers in Chapter 2?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sophie describes feeling as if the bonobos - including Pweto and Otto - had saved her life during the chaos and violence. Write an essay exploring how the bonobos protected Sophie during the unrest.

Essay Topic 2

What kinds of sacrifices and choices does Sophie describe her mother Florence as making in the service of running the bonobo sanctuary? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In a country where crushing poverty affects millions of people, the bonobos in Sophie's mother's sanctuary arguably had a better quality of life than many humans. Write an essay exploring the range of perspectives different characters in the book expressed about this state of affairs.

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