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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 16, what valuable information does Sophie give to the old man who runs that school that will likely aid his and the boys' survival?
2. What is the word for a particular kind of boat common on the Congo River?
3. What does the second U.N. guard tell Sophie in Chapter 17?
4. In Chapter 16, what does Sophie take from the abandoned village besides food that will help her on her journey?
5. In Chapter 12, who makes a sleeping nest of branches and leaves for Sophie?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. In Chapter 14, what strikes Sophie about the way the rebels look compared to the way the bonobos in the sanctuary look?
3. In Chapter 15, who saves Sophie and the bonobos from the hunter, and how do the bonobos react to the savior afterwards?
4. In Chapter 12, why does Sophie find herself falling towards the ground in the middle of the night?
5. In Chapter 17, what does Sophie's mother's letter to her say?
6. In Chapter 18, how does Sophie plan to try to reach her mother?
7. In Chapter 20, how does Sophie feel after she and Otto get off Wello's boat?
8. What does the old man at the school and AIDS clinic tell Sophie about how the rebels select boys to fill out their ranks?
9. 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?
10. In Chapter 14, what are some of the signs that the bonobos are stressed and tired?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 17, Sophie witnesses the desperate scene at the airport of throngs of people hoping to get out the country. She finally wavers and considers leaving Otto to evacuate without him, but she witnesses something at the U.N. headquarters that changes her mind completely. Write an essay analyzing Sophie's decision not to evacuate and identifying the reasons for her changing her mind.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay exploring why some of the sanctuary staff seem to adopt a standoffish attitude towards Sophie, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.
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