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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is a me-ball?
2. What does Ivan like to watch on TV?
3. Where does Ivan think other gorillas might live?
4. When Ivan was a baby, what did he use to draw pictures?
5. Why does Gerald leave?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mack make the animals perform shows at the mall?
2. How does Ivan's artwork differ from Julia's artwork?
3. How did Stella come to live at the mall?
4. Why does the picture of the gorilla on the billboard outside the mall bother Ivan?
5. Why does Mack give George money to buy new crayons for Julia?
6. What is a claw-stick?
7. How did Stella's foot become injured?
8. Why did the seal die?
9. Why does Bob avoid most humans?
10. What do Ivan and Stella have in common?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Describe the use of “boxes” in the story. What types of boxes exist in Ivan’s world? What are their purposes? At the end of the story, is Ivan truly free or is he just living in a nicer box?
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