The One and Only Ivan Comprehension Quiz

What regularly became of Ivan's drawings?

• The dissolved in his plastic pool of water

• They were used to line the animals' cages

• They decorated the walls of Julia's room at home

• The were sold in the gift shop near his domain

When Ivan was having trouble sleeping , Stella told him to try ----

• remembering all of his keepers

• listening to his own heartbeat

• lying down next to Bob in the corner

• counting sheep

What happened when the baby elephant arrived at the Big Top Mall ?

• Bob kept barking at the baby , scaring her and making her rear up.

• Mack released Stella so she could coax the baby from the truck .

• The baby shocked everyone by playing "catch" with the ball.

• George used a trail of peanuts to lead the baby into her new pen.

After the two o'clock show one day, Ruby told a story about when ---

• clowns rode on her back at the circus

• tigers chased her through the jungle

• humans helped her out of a huge hole

• zookeepers fed her from a large bottle of milk

Before Stella died, she made Ivan promise to

• give Ruby a life that was different from hers

• continue drawing pictures from Julia and Mack

• find a safe home for Bob when the mall closed

• remember her for her stories instead of being in a cage

What did Ruby do when Mack tried to get her attention with a claw-stick?

• She lost her concentration and fell off the ball and on top of him

• She chased snickers out of the training area and behind the bleachers

• She made a loud noise and struck him with her trunk

• She grabbed the claw-stick and threw it into the bushes

After figuring out Ivan's message, what did Julia ask George to help her do?

• put it on the billboard

• give the animals an extra meal

• pay for a vet visit

• destroy the claw stick

What happened shortly after protesters started coming to the mall?

• Police arrested some of the protesters for trespassing

• Someone opened all the cages so the animals could escape

• Julia's class was assigned a research project on animal rights

• A tall man with a clipboard came to inspect the property.

What did Maya put in Ivan's new cage at the zoo?

• a giant stuffed animal that looked like Not-Tag

• a mirror for him to see his own reflection

• a new box of crayons and some paper

• a TV that showed gorillas being gorillas

When Ivan climbed a thick-limbed tree at the zoo, he saw ---

• Ruby lumbering in the tall grass with other grass

• George sweeping garbage on the walking path

• Bob sneaking in through a hole in the fence

• Mack talking to Maya outside the reptile house