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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. How are Julia's drawings different from Ivan's drawings?

2. What does Ivan eat when he is bored?

3. Why does Gerald leave?

4. Who was Tag?

5. What toy does Julia give Ivan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ivan spend his days?

2. How did Stella come to live at the mall?

3. What is a claw-stick?

4. How did Stella's foot become injured?

5. Why do silverback gorillas pound their chests?

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

7. Where does Ivan live?

8. What does Ivan watch on TV?

9. What are me-balls?

10. What does Ivan do when he is bored?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax, or turning point, in the story revolves around one event. What event changes Ivan? What does he begin to do after that event? How can you tell that Ivan has changed?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Ivan’s art important to him? Describe how art affects Ivan’s life during his infancy, as a young gorilla living with Mack, as an “employee” of the Big Top Mall, and as an activist for animal rights. What is significant about the art that Ivan creates at the zoo?

Essay Topic 3

Part of Ivan’s story is told through flashbacks. What event prompts Ivan to begin to remember his past? What does Ivan remember? How do these memories affect the decisions he makes?

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