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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What toy does Julia give Ivan?
(a) A stuffed gorilla.
(b) A stuffed puppy.
(c) A baseball.
(d) A toy banana.

3. What do Ivan and Stella have in common?
(a) They are fast, strong and angry at life.
(b) They are huge, alone and love yogurt raisins.
(c) They are strong, smart and hate Mack.
(d) They are quiet, humble and love television.

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

5. What does Ivan call the spit-pebble children?
(a) Silly humans.
(b) Slimy chimps.
(c) Yellow monkeys.
(d) Hairless apes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sara?

2. What does Ivan draw with the black crayon?

3. What is George's job?

4. What does Ivan draw with the yellow crayon?

5. What does Ivan like to watch on TV?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bob avoid most humans?

2. Why does the picture of the gorilla on the billboard outside the mall bother Ivan?

3. Why do silverback gorillas pound their chests?

4. What are me-balls?

5. What is a claw-stick?

6. What does Stella mean when she tells Ivan, "Old age is a powerful disguise"?

7. What is the purpose of the billboard outside the mall?

8. Why does Mack make the animals perform shows at the mall?

9. Why do some visitors to the mall think Ivan is lonely?

10. Why did the seal die?

(see the answer keys)

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