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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 6, what is one of Otto's favorite games?

2. What does Sophie pay special attention to regarding the bonobos' behavior in Chapter 11?

3. What does Sophie's mother tell the man who brought the two baby bonobos to the sanctuary in Chapter 4 that she has done to him?

4. In the end of Chapter 4, what is Sophie worried about concerning her mother?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, when does Sophie begin to realize what trouble she and everyone at the sanctuary might be in?

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

3. In Chapter 11, what is one of the reasons Sophie pays close attention to what the bonobos eat as they forage?

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

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

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

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

8. Why do the U.N. staff refuse to let Sophie take Otto with her on her flight out of the Congo?

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

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

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 are some of the bonobo characteristics and behaviors that Sophie describes as being the most human-like? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 3

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

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