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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 Chapter 11, why does Sophie surmise that Anastasia leaves her alone?
2. What is one of the problems with treating animals for dehydration at the sanctuary?
3. In Chapter 8, what does Sophie say it is impossible to live in Congo without growing a thick skin for?
4. About how many people live in Kinshasa?
5. In Chapter 4, what does the chef do for Sophie that she really appreciates?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 11, what is one of the reasons Sophie pays close attention to what the bonobos eat as they forage?
2. In Chapter 2, how does Sophie describe her mother?
3. In Chapter 1, what does Clement tell Sophie about how her mother will react when she finds out Sophie bought the bonobo?
4. 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?
5. What does Sophie's mother tell her about the reason the baby bonobo is missing fingers in Chapter 2?
6. In Chapter 9, what does Sophie remember to do when a small group of foraging bonobos appear?
7. Why does Songololo look to Sophie for refuge sometimes?
8. In Chapter 8, what does Sophie remember about the difference between young bonobos and adult bonobos?
9. In Chapter 1, why does Sophie pay the man who has the baby bonobo to take the bonobo home with her?
10. What are the "white weapons" the U.N. warns many people are being killed with?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Sophie's decision, and the factors that contribute to her decision, to ask Wello to take her up the Congo River to get closer to her mother in Chapter 18.
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
Sophie describes feeling as if the bonobos - including Pweto and Otto - had saved her life during the chaos and violence. Write an essay exploring how the bonobos protected Sophie during the unrest.
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