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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 long has Ivan lived at the mall?

2. What sport does the chicken play?

3. Why does Gerald leave?

4. What does Ivan draw with the yellow crayon?

5. What do Ivan and Stella have in common?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Mack give Ivan a yellow crayon?

5. How did Stella's foot become injured?

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

7. How does Ivan spend his days?

8. Where does Ivan live?

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

10. Why did the seal die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If you had to choose one essential message or theme to describe the purpose of Ivan’s story, what would it be? Explain how Ivan learns or experiences this theme. Can you think of a situation in which humans might experience this theme as well?

Essay Topic 2

How does Ruby change the lives of the other animals in the mall? How does Ruby’s arrival affect Stella? How does Ruby’s arrival affect Ivan and Bob? Why do you think animals of different species would want to protect each other?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think Ivan is lonely? Why or why not? Who are Ivan’s best friends? Why are these friendships important to Ivan?

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