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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. Where would Ivan and his sister bounce?
(a) Their father's belly.
(b) Their mother's back.
(c) Their nests.
(d) On tree branches.

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

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

4. How can you tell that an elephant has been in the refrigerator?
(a) The light is on.
(b) By the footprints in the butter.
(c) It won't close.
(d) The milk is gone.

5. After Ruby's nightmare, what story does Ivan tell?
(a) An elephant went to a zoo.
(b) An elephant went to the jungle.
(c) A gorilla broke a blender.
(d) A gorilla went to the zoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise does Ivan give Stella?

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

3. After the mall is featured on the five o'clock news, who arrives at the mall the next day?

4. How did Ruby's parents die?

5. What do gorillas use to make nests?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ivan console Ruby after Stella's death?

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

3. How does Ruby's presence affect Stella?

4. How does Mack train Ruby to replace Stella?

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

6. How does Helen's painting inspire Ivan and what were the consequences of Ivan's attempt to create refrigerator art?

7. What is Ivan's plan for getting Ruby out of the mall?

8. According to Ivan, how are young gorillas and young humans alike?

9. Why does George place his job in danger in order to help Ivan?

10. How do Ivan and his sister get their (original) names?

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