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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 is the popular phrase for "word on the street?"
2. In Chapter 16, what is one thing that is strange about the rebels Sophie sees passing by in vehicles?
3. What is Sophie's plan to try to lose the rest of the bonobos as she and Otto press on with their journey?
4. What kind of animals does Sophie remind herself that bonobos are in Chapter 14?
5. In Chapter 17, what do the people in the crowd take from Sophie?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 14, what are some of the signs that the bonobos are stressed and tired?
2. In Chapter 20, how does Sophie feel after she and Otto get off Wello's boat?
3. 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?
4. In Chapter 17, who helps Sophie get across the stream of people to where the U.N. has its headquarters?
5. In Chapter 21, what does Sophie decide is her and Otto's best chance for survival after Otto is caught in a trapper's snare?
6. In Chapter 17, what changes Sophie's mind about leaving Otto in the Congo and taking a U.N. transport to the U.S.?
7. In Chapter 14, why does Sophie's plan of escaping from the sanctuary enclosure with just Otto not work?
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 15, why does Sophie decide she must leave all the bonobos in the jungle besides Otto as she goes off to find her mother?
10. In Chapter 15, who saves Sophie and the bonobos from the hunter, and how do the bonobos react to the savior afterwards?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Sophie decides to treat Bouain the way she does in Chapter 22? What do you think were the most important factors contributing to her and Otto's escape from Bouain? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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