The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Where does Ivan live?

• In a human habitat called the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade.

• A Wildlife Sanctuary.

• A jungle in Africa.

• The San Diego Zoo.

What does Ivan make that is sold at the gift shop?

• He makes origami.

• He knits socks.

• He bakes cookies.

• The pictures that he draws with crayons.

Who are Bob and Stella?

• Bob is the maintenance man at the mall, and Stella is his daughter.

• Bob is a dog, and Stella is an elephant. They are friends of Ivan.

• They are Ivan's owners.

• They are the other gorillas at the Big Top Mall and Video Arcade.

What happens to Stella, that causes Ivan sadness?

• She is traumatized my onlookers, and no longer wants to be friends with Ivan.

• She gets sold, and leaved the Big Top Mall and Arcade.

• She gets moved to the local zoo.

• She dies, after having a serious infection in her leg.

Before Stella passes away, she asks Ivan to promise her something. What does she ask him?

• To take care of Ruby, and help her get a life that's different from Stella's. Stella wants Ruby to be somewhere other than the Exit 8 Big Top Mall.

• She wants Ivan to promise to never forget her.

• She wants Ivan to make something of himself.

• She wants Ivan to become a well known artist.

A gentleman named George comes to clean at the mall each night, and often brings his daughter Julia with him. What does Julia like to do while she's waiting for her dad to finish work?

• She likes to go shopping at the stores in the mall.

• She likes to draw, and talk to the animals.

• She likes to read educational books about the animals.

• She likes to clean the cages of the animals.

In an effort to try to save Ruby, Ivan paints numerouos pictures that fit together like a puzzle. He also includes a word. What word does he paint?

• FRIEND

• SAVE

• HOME

• SAD

When Julia and George piece the pictures together to make the puzzle, Julia is sure that she knows what Ivan's intention is for the painted puzzle. What do they do with it?

• They bring it to a museum to be put on display.

• They bring the painted puzzle to the zoo.

• They sell it to earn money.

• They piece it together on the billboard.

The billboard attracts a lot of attention, both good and bad. The news crews come, customers come, and the inspectors come. Inevitably, the show stops, and George loses his job working for Mack. Where are Ruby and Ivan taken?

• Ruby and Ivan get taken to a zoo.

• They are separated. Ruby is taken to Julia's house, and Ivan is help captive for a different show.

• They are both taken to a farm outside of the city.

• Ruby and Ivan are released into the wild.

Throughout the story, Bob, the dog, lives in the mall, but doesn't really have a permanent home. At the end of the story, Bob finally has owners, who are they?

• Mack and his wife

• Julia and George

• Ivan and Ruby

• The owners of the pet store.