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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 helps Ruby get out of the water hole?
(a) Hyenas.
(b) No one.
(c) Humans.
(d) Elephants.

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

3. Where does Bob sleep while Ivan works at night?
(a) With Ruby.
(b) Outside.
(c) On the paintings.
(d) On Not-Tag.

4. What did Helen bring home wrapped in brown paper?
(a) A new blender.
(b) A book.
(c) A cake.
(d) A painting.

5. What do elephants have that nothing else has?
(a) Wrinkles.
(b) Jokes.
(c) Baby elephants.
(d) Memories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruby do when Mack strikes her with the claw-stick?

2. What does Ivan miss when he is living with humans?

3. Who is Jambo?

4. How did Ruby's parents die?

5. What does Ivan find odd about Ruby's billboard picture?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ivan's appearances at the mall as a young gorilla compare to his experiences at the mall as an adult gorilla?

2. How does Ruby's curious and questioning nature affect Ivan?

3. In the story, how are wild elephants like Ruby trained to perform tricks?

4. How does Mack train Ruby to replace Stella?

5. How does Ivan react to Ruby's first solo act in Mack's show?

6. How did Mack treat Ivan when the gorilla was young?

7. How is Bob affected by Ruby's story of being saved by humans?

8. What is the significance of the X's that Ivan draws on his painted jungle wall?

9. What does Stella mean when she says, "Humans can surprise you sometimes"?

10. Why was Ivan able to survive the transition from the jungle to a human habitat while his sister died?

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