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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 finally get Otto to drink in Chapter 3?

2. What does Sophie's mother tell the man who brought two baby bonobos to the sanctuary in Chapter 4?

3. In Lingala, what two words is the word lobi used for?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Sophie say it is impossible to live in Congo without growing a thick skin for?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Sophie hear from the direction of the sanctuary as she hides in the enclosure?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 hear shortly after she enters the bonobo enclosure that makes her blood run cold?

4. In Chapter 4, what does the sanctuary's chef, Emile, do that touches Sophie?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 9, what does Sophie remember to do when a small group of foraging bonobos appear?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

At the end of the novel, Sophie decides to stay with her mother to help her rebuild the sanctuary rather than return to the United States to finish high school and live with her father. Write an essay analyzing Sophie's decision and explain what her choice reveals about her changing relationship with her mother and her attachment to Otto.

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