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Endangered by E. Schrefer

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 45mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following DOES NOT describe Congo?

a)

The government was corrupt.

b)

The people are very poor.

c)

There was very little to no infrastructure.

d)

Bribes seldom (rarely occurred).

2.

Why did Sophie feel compelled to buy the bonobo?

a)

"I'd learned to shut all of it out because you couldn't travel more than a few miles in Kinshasa without seeing a person dying on the side of the road, and I figured dying humans were more important than dying animals."

b)

"It appeared the ape was having the time of his life, grinning ear to ear."

c)

"If her {Sophie's mother} life's work was really to take care of these apes, wasn't saving one the most important thing."

d)

"Looking at the man, with his crippled foot and greasy ragged tunic tied closed with woven palm fronds, it wasn't hard to believe he was close to starvation."

3.

What does Sophie's mother do in Congo?

a)

She is a professor at the local college.

b)

She runs a sanctuary.

c)

She works for the Ministry of Environment.

d)

She has a veterinarian clinic for exotic animals.

4.

Why did Cle` ment say, "This is not the way" to Sophie when she wanted to buy the bonobo?

a)

Cle`ment knew the man would ask too much money for the bonobo.

b)

Cle`ment suspected the ape was very ill.

c)

Cle`ment recognized that Sophie would be encouraging the man to steal more bonobo infants.

d)

Cle`ment feared the wild bonobo had diseases.

5.

What can you infer from Cle`ment's statement, "There was another roadblock today ... It's an odd sign, no?"

a)

There would soon be another conflict in Congo.

b)

The government was finally taking action against those who peddled bonobos.

c)

The government was starting to improve the infrastructure of Congo.

d)

There would be an increase in security to protect the people of Congo.

6.

"My mother, though - everything adored her." What can you conclude from this quote in regard to Sophie's relationship with her mother?

a)

Sophie was proud of her mother.

b)

Sophie is resentful toward her mother because she {Sophie} feels rejected by the animals.

c)

The relationship between Sophie and her mother was strained because the animals loved her mother more.

d)

The relationship between Sophie and her mother was one of mutual respect.

7.

What does the fact Sophie needed to be home before dark suggest about the conditions of Congo?

a)

Due to the lack of infrastructure in Kinshasa, there were no street lights to offer illumination.

b)

It was unsafe for a person to be outside in Kinshasa when it was dark.

c)

Sophie could easily get lost because it was so dark in Kinshasa at night.

d)

The conditions of Kinshasa were worse at night because there were more vendors around.

8.

"There's no way I'm staying in this creepy place after dark," was stated by Sophie after her mother said she needed to spend the night where Otto was going to be. Why would the statement upset Sophie's mother?

a)

Sophie's mother wanted Sophie to show responsibility for Otto.

b)

Sophie was acting like a rebellious teenager.

c)

The "creepy place" Sophie referred to was the place her mother had worked so hard to build.

d)

Sophie's mother was upset because she had believed Sophie was no longer afraid of the dark.

9.

Which language DOES Sophie NOT speak?

a)

Lingala

b)

English

c)

German

d)

French

10.

What does the quote, "It beaded on the down of his face, the droplets glowing bright orange in the morning sun, like jewels," say about Sophie's feelings towards Otto?

a)

Sophie is beginning to value her relationship with Otto as something that should be appreciated.

b)

Sophie is beginning to understand how valuable having a bonobo in Congo could be financially.

c)

Like jewels, Otto would be worth his weight in gold.

d)

Sophie was realizing that Otto would be a lot of work, like mining for jewels.

11.

According to Sophie, what were the two great things about Congo?

a)

It rained a lot, and the people were friendly.

b)

There was plenty of food and shelter.

c)

It had the second largest river with the best rainforest.

d)

The people, who lived in Congo, with the second-largest rain forest filled with fantastic wildlife, were lively and lovely.

12.

Why did the man, with the two bonobos, visit the sanctuary?

a)

The man wanted to drop the bonobos off so they would be properly cared for.

b)

The man wanted to sell the bonobos to Sophie.

c)

The man was seeking medical help for the bonobos.

d)

The man was searching for Otto.

13.

Why did the transfer of the bonobos to the release site need to be done immediately?

a)

One of the bonobos was pregnant and Sophie's mother wanted the baby born on the island.

b)

The sanctuary needed to make room for new bonobos.

c)

The government told Sophie's mother she had to decrease the number of bonobos at the sanctuary.

d)

The government was grounding all non-commercial flights.

14.

The departure of her mother seems to support Sophie's belief that:

a)

family comes second to her mother.

b)

her mother doesn't love her.

c)

her mother wants her to go back to Miami.

d)

her family will always be the priority.

15.

What are the guidelines for keeping a bonobo infant happy and healthy?

a)

When they're with their mothers, they're happy and healthy; when they're not with their mothers, they begin to die.

b)

As long as they are fed, they're happy and healthy.

c)

Keep them with their mother forever.

d)

As long as they don't see their mothers killed, they're happy and healthy.

16.

Why did the volunteers at the sanctuary feel it necessary to take Sophie down a notch or two?

a)

Sophie was mean to them.

b)

Sophie lived with her father now.

c)

Sophie was half-white.

d)

Sophie's mom told them to.

17.

Why were the volunteers teasing Sophie about Otto?

a)

Otto didn't want to be with the other baby bonobos.

b)

They knew Sophie really had a boyfriend in Florida.

c)

Otto was cute and they were jealous.

d)

Otto was not handsome. He had too many wounds. He was too scrawny.

18.

What was Otto finally able to drink?

a)

He was able to drink flat orange soda.

b)

He was able to drink warm milk.

c)

He was able to drink water.

d)

He wasn't able to drink anything.

19.

Why did Sophie hate the Democratic Republic of Congo?

a)

It was a poor country.

b)

Her mom chose to live there instead of living with Sophie.

c)

It failed to live up to its name. It was not a democratic society.

d)

Bonobos lived there, and she hated bonobos.

20.

How many Congolese lose their lives every day, on average?

a)

50 per day.

b)

1200 per day.

c)

5 million per day.

d)

3000 per day.

21.

What is the only way an infant bonobo can be taken away from its mother?

a)

The mother bonobo must be killed.

b)

The mother bonobo must be sick.

c)

The mother bonobo doesn't want it.

d)

The mother bonobo has another baby.

22.

What is the one souvenir Sophie keeps on her bookshelf?

a)

Otto

b)

Sneaker

c)

Silver chain

d)

Pirogue

23.

After the war, Sophie attends school in ...

a)

Atlanta

b)

Miami

c)

Belgium

d)

Kinshasa

24.

In college Sophie studies...

a)

International Politics

b)

Biochemistry

c)

Epidemiology

d)

English

25.

Sophie is now engaged to a ___________ guy.

a)

Congolese

b)

Senegalese

c)

American

d)

French

26.

Sophie revisits Mbandaka and sees it is doing pretty (a)   .

27.

Which two familiar bonobos are in the new release group...

a)

Songololo and Ikwa

b)

Songololo and Otto

c)

Songololo and Mushie

d)

Songololo and Anastatsia

28.

Sophie describes Otto as all except...

a)

Full- on adult

b)

Dashing

c)

wiry hair

d)

rambunctious

29.

When Sophie visits the release site, Otto does all the following except?

a)

cringing in fear

b)

Shrieking

c)

Slapping the ground

d)

grinning

30.

Sophie's mother relaxes the rules to allow Sophie to:

a)

meet Otto's family up close

b)

euthanized a bonobo

c)

take Otto to the United State

d)

live in the enclosure

31.

Theme

a)

Central message

b)

Character

c)

Setting

d)

First person

32.

Theme

a)

Central message

b)

Character

c)

Setting

d)

First person

33.

Protagonist

a)

Setting

b)

First person

c)

Main Character

d)

Climax

34.

Point of View

a)

the narrator, who is telling the story

b)

Exposition

c)

Complication

d)

Setting

35.

Setting

a)

Rising Action

b)

Climax

c)

Complication

d)

Where & when a story takes place

36.

Exposition

a)

Complication

b)

introducing the characters, setting, and background

c)

Point of view

d)

Resolution

37.

Complication

a)

Point of view

b)

Ending

c)

Event that starts the action

d)

Protagonist

38.

Rising action

a)

All of the events up until the climax

b)

All of the events after the climax before the resolution

c)

Setting

d)

Complication

39.

Climax

a)

The most intense point of the story

b)

Resolution

c)

Setting

d)

Foreshadowing

40.

Falling action

a)

Complication

b)

All of the events after the climax until the resolution

c)

Resolution

d)

Setting

41.

Resolution

a)

The beginning

b)

The ending

c)

The setting

d)

The point of view

42.

Suspense

a)

Climax

b)

Complication

c)

Uncertainty about what will happen

d)

The final outcome

43.

Cause & Effect

a)

Resolution

b)

An action that impacts the course of the story

c)

Symbolism

d)

Author's note

44.

Symbolism

a)

Figuring out the ending

b)

Climax

c)

Resolution

d)

Attaching additional meaning to an object