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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jambo do in Stella's story?
(a) Protects an injured child.
(b) Falls into a pit.
(c) Performs circus tricks.
(d) Chases his trainer.

2. What does George fear will happen if he posts Ivan's painted message?
(a) He will lose his job.
(b) He might fall from the ladder.
(c) Ivan will be sent away.
(d) Julia will get arrested.

3. Where does a gorilla baby spend most of its day?
(a) In a nest.
(b) Sitting on a branch.
(c) On its mother's back.
(d) In the tall grass.

4. How did Ruby's parents die?
(a) Humans killed them.
(b) Lions killed them.
(c) In a circus accident.
(d) In a car crash.

5. What causes Stella's death?
(a) Cancer.
(b) An untreated infection.
(c) Starvation.
(d) A heart attack.

6. What do gorillas use to make nests?
(a) Tree branches.
(b) Mud.
(c) Tall grass.
(d) Twigs and straw.

7. Who took Ivan to a fast-food restaurants and baseball games?
(a) Stella.
(b) Mack.
(c) George.
(d) Gerald.

8. What do humans call a gorilla family?
(a) A herd.
(b) A flock.
(c) A troop.
(d) A gaggle.

9. What does Bob do to comfort Ruby after Stella's death?
(a) Cries with her.
(b) Lies on her belly.
(c) Covers her with hay.
(d) Howls with her.

10. Who gives Ivan finger paints?
(a) Mack.
(b) George.
(c) Julia.
(d) Helen.

11. Why did Ivan's sister die?
(a) She could not let go of her wild home.
(b) She was shot by hunters.
(c) She caught a cold.
(d) She was left alone.

12. What game is Ivan's twin sister named after?
(a) Racing.
(b) Ball.
(c) Tag.
(d) Tug-of-War.

13. Who shares Ruby's domain?
(a) Bob.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Stella.
(d) Julia.

14. Why is George reluctant to report Mack for striking Ruby?
(a) He thinks Mack has been punished enough.
(b) He thinks Mack won't do it again.
(c) Ruby is just an elephant.
(d) He is worried about losing his job.

15. What bothers Ivan about the ashtray sold in a nearby mall store?
(a) Smoking is a bad habit.
(b) It is made from elephant hide.
(c) It is made from a gorilla hand.
(d) It made from bone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Julia and George assemble Ivan's painted message?

2. What does Stella find in George's shirt pocket?

3. According to Stella, why are elephants superior to apes?

4. After the mall is featured on the five o'clock news, who arrives at the mall the next day?

5. What promise does Ivan give Stella?

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