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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 does the old man at the school ask Sophie to do to help them?

2. In Chapter 16, what does Otto start doing to the boys at the school that the boys think is funny?

3. In Chapter 16, what are the old man's parting words for Sophie regarding Otto?

4. In Chapter 15, who saves Sophie and the bonobos from a hunter?

5. What does Hector tell Sophie he has especially for her in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, why does Sophie's plan of escaping from the sanctuary enclosure with just Otto not work?

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

3. Why does the first guard Sophie speaks to at the U.N. compound in Chapter 17 turn her away?

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. In Chapter 17, who helps Sophie get across the stream of people to where the U.N. has its headquarters?

9. In Chapter 18, why does Sophie select Wello as a probable good choice to take her up the river?

10. In Chapter 14, how does Sophie realize the electrified fence is no longer on?

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

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

In Chapters 15 and 16, Sophie realizes the bonobos are acting differently than usual because they have experienced such upheaval as a result of the violence and turmoil around them. Write an essay analyzing her choice to drug all the bonobos except for Otto so he and she can move on without the others.

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