Endangered - Chapters 1 and 2

Which of the following DOES NOT describe Congo?

• The government was corrupt.

• The people are very poor.

• There was very little to no infrastructure.

• Bribes seldom (rarely occurred).

Why did Sophie feel compelled to buy the bonobo?

• "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."

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

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

• "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."

What does Sophie's mother do in Congo?

• She is a professor at the local college.

• She runs a sanctuary.

• She works for the Ministry of Environment.

• She has a veterinarian clinic for exotic animals.

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

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

• Cle`ment suspected the ape was very ill.

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

• Cle`ment feared the wild bonobo had diseases.

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

• There would soon be another conflict in Congo.

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

• The government was starting to improve the infrastructure of Congo.

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

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

• Sophie was proud of her mother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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?

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

• Sophie was acting like a rebellious teenager.

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

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

Which language DOES Sophie NOT speak?

• Lingala

• English

• German

• French

Describe Otto's condition.