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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ivan, what is a silverback's job?
(a) To tear branches and eat bananas.
(b) To hunt and kill.
(c) To eat, sleep and roar.
(d) To guide, teach and protect.

2. What title does Bob insist Ivan accept?
(a) The Hairy Wonder.
(b) The Great Ape.
(c) Superman.
(d) The One and Only Ivan.

3. Who convinces Ruby to leave the truck?
(a) Bob.
(b) Stella.
(c) Mack.
(d) Ivan.

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

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

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

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

8. What does Ivan find odd about Ruby's billboard picture?
(a) She looks angry.
(b) She is smiling.
(c) She is wearing a little red hat.
(d) She is sitting on a stool.

9. Where do the men place Stella's body after she dies?
(a) In a garbage truck.
(b) In an elephant cemetary.
(c) In a box.
(d) In a grave behind the mall.

10. Who is Jambo?
(a) A little boy.
(b) A baby elephant.
(c) A silverback gorilla.
(d) A television star.

11. What does Ivan miss when he is living with humans?
(a) Mud.
(b) His nest.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Gorillas.

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

13. What does Mack add to the billboard after Ruby's arrival?
(a) A picture of a baby elephant.
(b) A picture of a little girl holding a balloon.
(c) A sign advertising a new act.
(d) A picture of a baby gorilla.

14. What word does Ivan learn to spell?
(a) Home.
(b) Zoo.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Freedom.

15. What did Ivan use to decorate the refrigerator door?
(a) Mud.
(b) Paint.
(c) Frosting.
(d) Dung.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Mack seek medical treatment for Stella's foot?

2. Where was Ruby born?

3. According to Stella, what is the hardest part of being a parent?

4. After Mack takes one of the paintings Ivan made for Ruby, what does Ivan decide to paint?

5. Who is Helen?

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