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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which species does Ivan describe as "dreamers, poets, philosophers, nap takers"?
(a) Gorillas.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Humans.

2. How does Ivan describe gorillas?
(a) Angry like elephants.
(b) Chatty like chimps.
(c) Silly like ducks.
(d) Patient as stones.

3. Who is Thelma?
(a) A macaw.
(b) A circus clown.
(c) A baby elephant.
(d) Mack's wife.

4. What do Ivan and Julia have in common?
(a) Singing.
(b) Ice Cream.
(c) Art.
(d) Baseball.

5. Who is the only human who can touch Bob?
(a) Julia.
(b) Mack.
(c) Stella.
(d) George.

6. Why does Gerald leave?
(a) He argued with Stella.
(b) He joins a circus.
(c) Mack cannot afford to pay him.
(d) He doesn't like animals.

7. What does Ivan call his cage?
(a) A habitat.
(b) A cage.
(c) A domain.
(d) A prison.

8. What does Ivan eat when he is bored?
(a) Crayons.
(b) Straw.
(c) Paper.
(d) Ice Cream.

9. When Ivan was a baby, what did he use to draw pictures?
(a) Paint.
(b) Crayons.
(c) Markers.
(d) Mud.

10. Who was Tag?
(a) Ivan's sister.
(b) Ivan's brother.
(c) A stuffed gorilla.
(d) Ivan's mother.

11. Who gives Bob his name?
(a) Stella.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Julia.
(d) George.

12. Where does Ivan think other gorillas might live?
(a) On other planets.
(b) In houses.
(c) In cages.
(d) In jungles.

13. Where does Ivan live?
(a) In a mall.
(b) In a house.
(c) In a zoo.
(d) In a jungle.

14. What is on the billboard by the freeway?
(a) A clown, an elephant and a gorilla.
(b) A child holding a balloon.
(c) A colorful circus tent and an elephant.
(d) A dog, an elephant and a gorilla.

15. Where does Bob sleep?
(a) In Mack's office.
(b) In a garbage bin.
(c) In a pile of hay.
(d) On Ivan's belly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the seal die?

2. Which famous artist's name does Mack call Ivan?

3. Who is Sara?

4. What is George's job?

5. What does Ivan draw with the black crayon?

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