The One and Only Ivan Characters

Ivan's owner - runs the mall - dresses as a clown

• Stella

• Julia

• Bob

• Mack

a stray dog - one of Ivan's friends - who lives in his domain

• Julia

• Stella

• Mack

• Bob

a silverback gorilla who lives in a Mall

• Ivan

• Stella

• Snickers

• Mack

elephant - one of Ivan's friends

• Stella

• Julia

• Bob

• Mack

AN AREA THAT IS OVERSEEN BY ONE RULER; WHERE IVAN LIVES

• CANOPIES

• SHACKLES

• DOMAIN

• PARASITES

Which sentence reveals the physical traits of three of the characters?

• Stella is a mountain. Next to her I am a rock, and Bob is a grain of sand.

• He must be the lonliest gorilla in the world.

• I wear a snowy saddle of fur.

• Three of my walls are glass. One them is cracked.

The information about how Stella feels about Ruby is important to the story because it reveals-

• the caring personality of Stella

• the caring personality of Ivan

• how Stella injured her foot

• how difficult it is for the animals living in small domains

By writing the story in first person point of view, Katherine Applegate (the author), is able to demonstrate-

• Ivan's thoughts and feelings

• Stella's thoughts and feelings

• Bob's thoughts and feelings

• All the character's thoughts and feelings

Read these sentences about Ivan from page 42, titled sorry.

I'm sorry I called those children slimy chimps.

My mother would be ashamed of me.

The author wrote them to demonstrate-

• that Ivan has feelings

• that Ivan is a cruel, selfish gorilla

• that Ivan loves to throw me-balls at children

• that all children are messy

Why is the stuffed gorilla called Not-Tag?

• Because it does not have a tag on it.

• Because that was Ivan's sister's name.

• Because Ivan couldn't say gorilla.

• Because Julia named it Not-Tag.