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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 Mack add to the billboard after Ruby's arrival?
(a) A picture of a baby elephant.
(b) A sign advertising a new act.
(c) A picture of a little girl holding a balloon.
(d) A picture of a baby gorilla.

2. What does Ivan find odd about Ruby's billboard picture?
(a) She is smiling.
(b) She is wearing a little red hat.
(c) She is sitting on a stool.
(d) She looks angry.

3. What does Stella say gorilla hearts are made of?
(a) Fire.
(b) Cotton Candy.
(c) Ice.
(d) Stone.

4. What item is pictured on the five o'clock news?
(a) George's ladder.
(b) Ruby's red hat.
(c) Not-Tag.
(d) The claw-stick.

5. What does Stella call her cage?
(a) A box.
(b) A prison.
(c) A habitat.
(d) A domain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ivan's original name?

2. Where was Ivan born?

3. How did Ivan feel when he first saw his domain?

4. Where does Bob sleep while Ivan works at night?

5. What does Jambo do in Stella's story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Ivan convince George and Julia to post his sign on the mall billboard?

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