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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Bob his name?

2. What is a me-ball?

3. What does Mack do with Ivan's drawings?

4. How long has Ivan lived at the mall?

5. How does Bob get inside Ivan's domain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do some visitors to the mall think Ivan is lonely?

2. What is a claw-stick?

3. What are me-balls?

4. What does Ivan watch on TV?

5. What is the purpose of the billboard outside the mall?

6. What does Mack do with Ivan's paintings and drawings?

7. How does Ivan compare humans to chimps?

8. Why does Mack give Ivan a yellow crayon?

9. How does Ivan spend his days?

10. Why does Bob avoid most humans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what Stella’s story about Jambo reveals about gorillas. How do many humans view gorillas? According to Stella’s story, how do gorillas view humans? Based on what you have read in the book, how does Ivan view humans?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Bob wants to remain “wild” instead of living with humans like most dogs? Why do you think Bob trusts Ivan? Compare Bob’s experience with humans to Ivan’s experience with humans.

Essay Topic 3

Why is Ivan hesitant to join the gorilla troop at the zoo? How does he learn to fit in with the other gorillas? Can you think of a similar situation that might occur among groups of humans?

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