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

3. What word does Ivan learn to spell?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Zoo.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Home.

4. What do gorillas use to make nests?
(a) Tall grass.
(b) Twigs and straw.
(c) Mud.
(d) Tree branches.

5. After Mack discovers Ivan's hidden paintings, where does Ivan hide them?
(a) In Ruby's cage.
(b) In the ceiling tiles.
(c) Under his pool.
(d) Inside Not-Tag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is George reluctant to report Mack for striking Ruby?

2. Why had Ruby been chained to a floor?

3. Who convinces Ruby to leave the truck?

4. Who shares Ruby's domain?

5. What game is Ivan's twin sister named after?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mack delay in calling a vet for Stella?

2. Why does Mack buy Ruby?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Ruby's presence affect Stella?

10. Why is Ivan puzzled by the fear that most humans have of gorillas?

(see the answer keys)

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