Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

PARTS 1-2

Reading Check

1. How old is Sophie?

2. What does Sophie name the baby bonobo?

3. When Chapter 4 opens, how long has it been since Sophie arrived in Kinshasa?

4. What is the name of the adult bonobo that Otto and Sophie become interested in and that Otto tries to get to play with him?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why does Florence tell Sophie that it was wrong to bring the baby bonobo to the sanctuary?

2. How do Sophie’s actions show that she is determined to help Otto get well?

3. What unintended effect does Sophie learn that her buying Otto has had when the trafficker shows up at the bonobo sanctuary?

4. Why does Florence decide she must leave the sanctuary temporarily, despite the increasingly tense political situation in Kinshasa?

5. How does Sophie end up on the run from the United Nations officials?

Paired Resource

“More Than 1,700 Environmental Activists Murdered in the Past Decade”

• This brief Guardian article offers an overview of the serious dangers faced by environmental activists around the world.