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

2. What does Lila Burpee tease Julia about?
(a) Her art.
(b) Her clothes.
(c) Her grades.
(d) Her hair.

3. What does Bob like to watch on TV?
(a) The Nature Channel and Sports.
(b) Horror Movies and Reality shows.
(c) Old Comedy Shows and Science Fiction movies.
(d) Professional bowling and cat-food commericials.

4. 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.

5. What were the "bracelets" that Stella wore as a young elephant?
(a) Gold rings.
(b) Chains.
(c) Elastic bands.
(d) Clown ruffles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which species does Ivan describe as "dreamers, poets, philosophers, nap takers"?

2. Who is Sara?

3. Where did Stella live before she was sold to Mack?

4. What does Ivan throw at the spit-pebble children?

5. What does Bob like to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mack give Ivan a yellow crayon?

2. What does Ivan do when he is bored?

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

4. How does Ivan's artwork differ from Julia's artwork?

5. How does Ivan spend his days?

6. How did Stella's foot become injured?

7. What is a claw-stick?

8. What does Ivan watch on TV?

9. How did Stella come to live at the mall?

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

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