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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sophie realize the electrified fence is off in Chapter 12?
(a) She realizes she does not hear its familiar buzz any longer.
(b) She bumps into it accidentally herself.
(c) Otto tries to swing on it.
(d) Mushie rolls into it by mistake.

2. In Chapter 16, what does the sign say that Sophie sees outside of the old colonial house she comes across?
(a) Help.
(b) SIDA.
(c) Toxic!
(d) Quarantine.

3. Who does Sophie meet in Chapter 16 in the abandoned village where she leaves the bonobos?
(a) A trio of women.
(b) A father and his young son.
(c) A young boy and an old woman.
(d) A group of five young men.

4. Which of the following is included in the U.N. ration packet Sophie took?
(a) Salad and fruit.
(b) Stew.
(c) Bread and butter.
(d) Tuna fish, water purification tablets, cookies, and chili con carne.

5. What does the first U.N. guard tell Sophie when she finally reaches the U.N. station in Chapter 17?
(a) They can not help her because she is not Congolese.
(b) She missed her once chance to get out weeks earlier, and now she will never be able to leave.
(c) They can not help anyone until the Refugee Commission gets there.
(d) They can not help her because she is white.

6. In Chapter 14, why does Songololo shriek so joyfully as she escapes with Sophie and Otto?
(a) She sees her mother Anastasia following them.
(b) She sees her sister Banalia following them.
(c) She sees her partner Mushie following them.
(d) She sees all the food in front of them, and she is starving.

7. What does Hector tell Sophie the U.N. did with the two young bonobos that were left there?
(a) Let them free out back.
(b) Killed them.
(c) Sold them to the people for food.
(d) Sent them to Sophie's mother's sanctuary.

8. What is the term Sophie uses to mean "walking dead" in Chapter 20?
(a) Papauae fulti.
(b) Bapfuye alreda.
(c) Keta angelahara.
(d) Bapfuye buhagazi.

9. What does the second U.N. guard tell Sophie in Chapter 17?
(a) They can help her because her father is a very rich and persistent man.
(b) They can help her as long as she has her own food and water.
(c) They can probably work something out to help her.
(d) If she can pay them, they can help her.

10. In Chapter 17, what does Sophie think about her situation compared to that of the crowds at the airport?
(a) She has more to lose than they do.
(b) She is at a disadvantage because she is a U.S. citizen.
(c) She has less chance of getting help from the U.S. than they do.
(d) She needs to be able to offer them something so they will not hurt her.

11. What question does Hector, the U.N. guard, ask Sophie twice in Chapter 17?
(a) When she was originally supposed to leave Congo.
(b) Whether she has a passport or papers.
(c) Whether she has any money.
(d) What her father does for a living.

12. In Chapter 16, what are the old man's parting words for Sophie regarding Otto?
(a) Sell him for food.
(b) Protect him always.
(c) People first.
(d) You will have to give him up one way or another.

13. When Sophie goes looking for the two young bonobos, what does she find?
(a) Their two dead bodies.
(b) A trap that the bonobos have been caught in.
(c) People surrounding a fire cooking the bonobos for their meat.
(d) Nothing.

14. What does Hector tell Sophie he has especially for her in Chapter 17?
(a) A letter for her from her father.
(b) A letter for her from her mother.
(c) A letter for her from Patrice.
(d) A letter for her from Mama Evangeline.

15. In Chapter 16, what does Sophie come across that is good to eat?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Spinach.
(c) Raspberries.
(d) Manioc.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie often do to Otto as a sign of affection?

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

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

4. What do bonobos often do with each other to help ease tension and anxiety?

5. What does Sophie give to the people from the crowd at the airport who help her reach the U.N.?

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