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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 is Sophie's father's ethnic background?

2. In Chapter 7, why does Sophie jump out of the U.N. van?

3. In Chapter 7, what does Sophie pack her bag with to leave the country?

4. In Chapter 6, how is Sophie planning to get to the airport safely?

5. In Chapter 6, what is one of Otto's favorite games?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Clement tell Sophie about how her mother will react when she finds out Sophie bought the bonobo?

2. In Chapter 10, what are some of the things Sophie sees on the sanctuary grounds that haunt and disturb her?

3. Why does Songololo look to Sophie for refuge sometimes?

4. What are the "white weapons" the U.N. warns many people are being killed with?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 2, what does Patrice tell Sophie about the state of the baby bonobo she has just bought?

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

10. In Chapter 1, why does Sophie pay the man who has the baby bonobo to take the bonobo home with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing why Sophie's decision to rescue the baby bonobo from the man on the street in Kinshasa in Chapter 1 turned out to be such a grave mistake in her mother's opinion. What were some of the negative consequences of Sophie's decision?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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