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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 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) Sent them to Sophie's mother's sanctuary.
(d) Sold them to the people for food.

2. In Chapter 12, what is one of the fruits Sophie feeds herself and Otto?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Papayas.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Apples.

3. What is the title of Part V of the book?
(a) Otto bows out.
(b) The Hunted.
(c) Mbandaka.
(d) Everything is Raining.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the word for a particular kind of boat common on the Congo River?

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

3. In Chapter 15, what does Sophie noticing the bonobos doing that is very much out of the ordinary?

4. How long does Sophie stay at the boys' school in Chapter 16?

5. What does the first U.N. guard tell Sophie when she finally reaches the U.N. station in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, how does Sophie realize the electrified fence is no longer on?

2. In Chapter 12, why does Sophie find herself falling towards the ground in the middle of the night?

3. In Chapter 15, who saves Sophie and the bonobos from the hunter, and how do the bonobos react to the savior afterwards?

4. In Chapter 12, what does Sophie watch the bonobos do and attempt to mimic to try to stay dry when it rains?

5. 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?

6. In Chapter 14, what are some of the signs that the bonobos are stressed and tired?

7. In Chapter 17, what changes Sophie's mind about leaving Otto in the Congo and taking a U.N. transport to the U.S.?

8. What does Sophie say is the advantage of the fear she feels in Chapter 17?

9. 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?

10. In Chapter 17, who helps Sophie get across the stream of people to where the U.N. has its headquarters?

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