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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 with her from the U.N. station when she sneaks away with Otto?

2. In Chapter 12, what is one of the fruits Sophie feeds herself and Otto?

3. Which country does Hector tell Sophie is the biggest exporter of coltan, diamonds, and gold?

4. During her second week in the enclosure, what does Sophie start to eat?

5. When Sophie goes looking for the two young bonobos, what does she find?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, who saves Sophie and the bonobos from the hunter, and how do the bonobos react to the savior afterwards?

2. In Chapter 14, what is it that alerts the rebels to Sohie's and the bonobos' escape?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Sophie watch the bonobos do and attempt to mimic to try to stay dry when it rains?

4. In Chapter 14, what are some of the signs that the bonobos are stressed and tired?

5. In Chapter 13, what does Sophie think about the significance of the fact that in Lingala, the word for animal is the plural form of the word for meat?

6. In Chapter 17, why does Sophie surmise some of the people crowding the airport are dressed in fine clothes even though they are fleeing violence?

7. What does the old man at the school and AIDS clinic tell Sophie about how the rebels select boys to fill out their ranks?

8. In Chapter 18, how does Sophie plan to try to reach her mother?

9. In Chapter 17, what changes Sophie's mind about leaving Otto in the Congo and taking a U.N. transport to the U.S.?

10. In Chapter 16, why is Sophie so pleased to see abandoned fields of manioc in her travels?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the tension and interactions between Sophie and the "queen" ape, Anastasia. What do Sophie and Anastasia have in common? What are their biggest differences?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the most difficult obstacles Sophie and Otto face as they fight for survival in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) amid violence and political chaos? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing Sophie's attitudes towards the Democratic Republic of Congo in the beginning of the novel, before the rebels take over the sanctuary.

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