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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. What does Ivan draw with the yellow crayon?
(a) A banana.
(b) A sunflower.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) The sun.

2. How much food must a silverback gorilla eat each day?
(a) 45 pounds.
(b) 5 pounds.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) 450 pounds.

3. What did Mack give Ivan on his sixth birthday?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A banana.
(d) A stuffed gorilla.

4. How are Julia's drawings different from Ivan's drawings?
(a) Ivan's drawings are all black and white.
(b) Ivan is a better artist than Julia.
(c) Julia uses her imagination when she draws.
(d) The colors in Julia's drawings are brighter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Thelma?

2. What does Bob call Ivan's cage?

3. Who is Snickers?

4. Where does Ivan live?

5. What does Ivan eat when he is bored?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Ivan and Stella have in common?

2. Why does Mack give Ivan a yellow crayon?

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

4. How does Ivan spend his days?

5. Why does Mack give George money to buy new crayons for Julia?

6. How does Ivan react when he sees another gorilla on his television?

7. How did Stella's foot become injured?

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

9. Why does Bob refer to poodles as "parasites"?

10. What does Ivan watch on TV?

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