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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Lingala, what two words is the word lobi used for?

2. In Chapter 8, who calms Sophie while she is terrified in the jungle?

3. In Chapter 11, why does Sophie surmise that Anastasia leaves her alone?

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

5. What does Sophie's mother tell the man who brought two baby bonobos to the sanctuary in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Sophie's mother tell her about the reason the baby bonobo is missing fingers in Chapter 2?

4. 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?

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

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

7. In Chapter 1, why does Sophie pay the man who has the baby bonobo to take the bonobo home with her?

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

9. In Chapter 7, what does Sophie do after she jumps out of the U.N. transport van?

10. In Chapter 10, what are some of the things Sophie sees on the sanctuary grounds that haunt and disturb her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the tension and interactions between Sophie and the "queen" ape, Anastasia. What do Sophie and Anastasia have in common? What are their biggest differences?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing Sophie's attitudes towards the Democratic Republic of Congo in the beginning of the novel, before the rebels take over the sanctuary.

Essay Topic 3

In a country where crushing poverty affects millions of people, the bonobos in Sophie's mother's sanctuary arguably had a better quality of life than many humans. Write an essay exploring the range of perspectives different characters in the book expressed about this state of affairs.

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