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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. What does Sophie's mother tell the man who brought two baby bonobos to the sanctuary in Chapter 4?
(a) That she will buy the animals from him.
(b) That he needs to make sure he takes care of the animals all by himself.
(c) That he can not eat the animals' meat because she can tell they are sick.
(d) That he is not allowed to sell the animals.

2. In Chapter 6, why is Sophie so upset about the idea of having to evacuate quickly to get to the U.S.?
(a) She hates long plane journeys.
(b) She does not want to go back to live with her father.
(c) She cannot bring Otto with her, and she hates to leave Otto.
(d) She does not want to go back to school.

3. In Chapter 11, which bonobo takes a particular liking to Otto?
(a) Anastasia.
(b) Ikwa.
(c) Mushie.
(d) Songololo.

4. In Lingala, what two words is the word lobi used for?
(a) Fast and slow.
(b) Morning and night.
(c) Yesterday and tomorrow.
(d) Dinner and breakfast.

5. What does Mama Evangeline say is the first thing that happened the last time there was violent conflict in the DRC?
(a) People tried to get to the airports.
(b) People tried to capture and sell bonobos.
(c) People tried to eat the zoo animals.
(d) People tried to flee into the jungle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what is one of Otto's favorite games?

2. What do the mamas as the sanctuary call Sophie?

3. What word do people frequently use to refer to Sophie in the DRC?

4. Who is the chef at the sanctuary?

5. Who is the queen bonobo of the enclosure at the sanctuary?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, what does Sophie say about her parents' marriage and why it fell apart?

3. 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?

4. Why does Sophie explain she finds it fitting that in one of the Congo's languages, Lingala, yesterday and tomorrow are the same word?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Sophie hear shortly after she enters the bonobo enclosure that makes her blood run cold?

6. In Chapter 6, how does Sophie feel about the fact that she is set to be rescued from the chaos because she is an American citizen?

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

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

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

10. What are the "white weapons" the U.N. warns many people are being killed with?

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