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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, who arranges for Sophie to have transport to the airport and out of the country?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Mama Brunelle.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandfather.

2. Where does Sophie's father live in America?
(a) New York City.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Florida.
(d) California.

3. What does the term "white weapons" refer to?
(a) Weapons that are the color white.
(b) Weapons that were imported from majority-white countries.
(c) Weapons that were devised by white people.
(d) Weapons that kill silently like machetes, clubs, and knives.

4. In the end of Chapter 5, what does Patrice tell Sophie that takes her by surprise?
(a) There are many more bonobos being killed all of a sudden.
(b) There are water shortages all over the country.
(c) The sanctuary's money is running out.
(d) There is fighting starting in Kinshasa again.

5. In Chapter 10, what does Sophie see in the sanctuary that greatly upsets her?
(a) The president's men looting everything.
(b) Mama Brunelle's body.
(c) Dead bonobos.
(d) Her mother being held captive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sophie?

2. In Chapter 2, who is the first worker at the sanctuary that helps Sophie when she brings back what she bought from the smuggler?

3. What does the sanctuary worker who initially examines the animal Sophie bought from the smuggler say about the animal's health?

4. In Chapter 6, why is Sophie so upset about the idea of having to evacuate quickly to get to the U.S.?

5. In Chapter 8, what is the first sign for Sophie that something is terribly wrong?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Sophie's mother tell her about the only way to get baby bonobos in the wild, and why does she tell her this?

2. In Chapter 4, why does the man who sold Otto to Sophie come to the sanctuary?

3. Why do the nursery mamas at the sanctuary call Sophie "princesse" and what does the name mean to all of them?

4. Why do the U.N. staff refuse to let Sophie take Otto with her on her flight out of the Congo?

5. Why does Songololo look to Sophie for refuge sometimes?

6. In Chapter 9, what does Sophie remember to do when a small group of foraging bonobos appear?

7. In Chapter 1, what does Clement tell Sophie about how her mother will react when she finds out Sophie bought the bonobo?

8. In Chapter 2, what does Patrice tell Sophie about the state of the baby bonobo she has just bought?

9. In Chapter 2, how does Sophie describe her mother?

10. In Chapter 6, when does Sophie begin to realize what trouble she and everyone at the sanctuary might be in?

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