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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 does Ivan like to watch on TV?

3. How does Ivan describe gorillas?

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

5. What do Ivan and Stella have in common?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mack give Ivan a yellow crayon?

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

3. Why does Mack give George money to buy new crayons for Julia?

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

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

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

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

8. What is a claw-stick?

9. Why does Bob refer to poodles as "parasites"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Mack’s relationship with Ivan. What type of relationship did they have when Mack first bought Ivan? How and why did that relationship change? How does Ivan describe their relationship at the mall? At the end of the story, why do you think Mack tries to remind Ivan of their earlier relationship?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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