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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) The location of clean water nearby.
(b) The location of the manioc field she passed.
(c) The directions to the U.N. headquarters.
(d) The location of the rebel soldiers' camp.

2. In Chapter 18, what does the man who Sophie asks to take her up the Congo River ask her for as payment?
(a) Food.
(b) Gold.
(c) Water.
(d) Otto.

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

4. Why does Hector say Otto is lucky in Chapter 17?
(a) Because he has not yet been eaten.
(b) Because he has not lost all his hair yet.
(c) Because he only lost two fingers.
(d) Because he has not starved.

5. What does Sophie feel accompanies her fear as she rides on the motorbike with Otto in Chapter 17?
(a) Anger.
(b) Purpose.
(c) Suspicion.
(d) Sadness.

6. What is one reason that Sophie trusts the old man she asks to take her and Otto up the Congo River on his boat?
(a) He has his son with him.
(b) He has a lot of food on the boat.
(c) He has other young girls on the boat and they look relaxed.
(d) He is singing a song she knows from childhood.

7. In Chapter 16, what does Otto start doing to the boys at the school that the boys think is funny?
(a) Playing tricks on them.
(b) Feeding them.
(c) Pulling on their toes.
(d) Grooming them.

8. Which bonobo is killed by a kata-kata when Sophie tries to escape the sanctuary with them in Chapter 14?
(a) Otto.
(b) Anastasia.
(c) Banalia.
(d) Songololo.

9. Why does Sophie think people at the airport have dressed in fine clothes?
(a) She thinks they must have thought it would increase their chances of getting on a plane.
(b) She thinks they think it will convince the U.N. soldiers they are well-educated.
(c) She thinks they anticipate being at the palace.
(d) She thinks they had nowhere else to store their clothes.

10. In Chapter 18, where is Sophie headed after leaving the U.N. outpost near the capital?
(a) Miami.
(b) Mbandaka, and then to her mother's release site.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Rwanda.

11. During her second week in the enclosure, what does Sophie start to eat?
(a) Caterpillars.
(b) Giant green gourds that ripen and fall.
(c) Ants.
(d) Tree bark.

12. In Chapter 12, what does Sophie realize was the cause of her fall in the night?
(a) Hunters had shot at her.
(b) Birds had pecked away at her nest.
(c) Otto had played a game, tipping her out of the nest.
(d) Anastasia had knocked her out of the nest.

13. What kind of vehicle do Sophie and Otto leave the school in in Chapter 16?
(a) A skateboard.
(b) A motorbike.
(c) A car.
(d) A horse and carriage.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what does the old man at the school ask Sophie to do to help them?

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

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

4. In Chapter 16, what does Sophie come across that is good to eat?

5. In Chapter 16, what does Sophie take from the abandoned village besides food that will help her on her journey?

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