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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 is Mack?

2. Who was Tag?

3. Why does Gerald leave?

4. What does Ivan call his cage?

5. What did Mack give Ivan on his sixth birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a claw-stick?

2. What are me-balls?

3. Why do silverback gorillas pound their chests?

4. Why does Mack make the animals perform shows at the mall?

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

6. How does Ivan's artwork differ from Julia's artwork?

7. What does Stella mean when she tells Ivan, "Old age is a powerful disguise"?

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

9. What does Ivan watch on TV?

10. Why does the picture of the gorilla on the billboard outside the mall bother Ivan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Ivan is the narrator of the story. Why do you think the author chose to have him tell the story instead of writing it from a human’s perspective? What do we learn from Ivan’s point of view that we might not learn had the story been told from a human’s point of view?

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