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The One and Only Ivan Ch.68-109

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is Ivan's toy called Not-Tag?

a)

He doesn't like Tag

b)

His twin sister was named Tag

c)

It Tags along with him

d)

It doesn't move

2.
What did the protestors want?
a)
Ruby to be freed.
b)
Ivan to be freed.
c)
Bob to be freed.
d)
Stella to be freed.
3.

Where does Ivan hide his paintings for Ruby?

a)

under the hay

b)

in the water by the tree

c)

in the tree

d)

under his pool and inside of Not-tag

4.

Why is Ivan so sleepy during the day?

a)

He has nightmares

b)

He is working on a project at night

c)

He misses Stella

d)

He just cannot sleep

5.

For whom is Ivan making the painting?

a)

Ruby

b)

George

c)

Julia

d)

Bob

6.

Ivan is worried about Ruby. He compares her to Stella and thinks she is _____________.

a)

Happier

b)

fatter

c)

more tired

d)

thinner

7.

What gives Ivan the idea on what he should finally paint?

a)

Julia

b)

Bob

c)

an Ad on TV

d)

A movie

8.

Why does Ivan decide to hide his paintings?

a)

So Mack will not sell them

b)

So that Julia will not take them

c)

So that Bob will not tear them

d)

So that Ruby does not see them

9.

How is Ivan's painting for Ruby different from his usual paintings?

a)

It is a smaller painting

b)

It is a rainbow painting

c)

he is painting something in front of him

d)

He is painting something he sees in his mind

10.
The author, Katherine Applegate, uses many similes in her writing.  Choose the simile below.
a)
I suppose you think gorillas can't understand you.  
b)
Humans waste words.  They toss them like bananas peels and leave them to rot.
c)
I used to be a wild gorilla, and I still look the part.
11.
What is the main setting of this book?
a)
The forrest
b)
Big Top Mall
c)
Circus Mall
d)
Zoo
12.
Where does Julia want to put Ivan's picture sign?
a)
On the billboard.
b)
On the TV news show.
c)
On the zoo sign.
d)
In the newspaper.
13.

Why do gorillas beat their chests?

a)

To warn their families and protect them from danger

b)

To make a lot of noise

14.

Why did Ivan make the X's?

a)

To show how long he had been with the humans

b)

He was decorating his cage

c)

He was creating art.

15.

Why does Ruby refuse to move?

a)

She is angry.

b)

She is tired from all the training.

c)

She does not want to learn

d)

She is sleepy.

16.

What happens after Mack almost hits Ruby with the claw-stick?

a)

Ivan breaks out of his cage and attacks Mack

b)

Bob runs up to Mack and bites his ankles

c)

Ruby hits Mack with her trunk and Mack falls to the ground

d)

Julia yells at Mack and tells him he his a terrible person

17.

What does Julia want to do after the incident with the claw-stick?

a)

She wants her dad to quit working for Mack at the mall.

b)

She wants to call someone to save Ruby from Mack.

c)

She wants to release all the animals from their cages.

d)

She wants Mack to get another elephant to help Ruby.

18.

Why doesn't George know how to help Ruby? (Select ALL that apply.)

a)

He doesn't know who to call for help.

b)

He needs this job.

c)

He does not care.

d)

He hates animals.

19.

What gift does Julia give to Ivan to practice his drawing?

a)

Julia gives Ivan new crayons

b)

Julia gives Ivan her finger paints

c)

Julia gives Ivan new magic markers

d)

Julia gives Ivan a coloring book with pictures of zoos in it

20.

What does Ruby have bad dreams about?

a)

She has bad dreams about living at Big Top Mall

b)

She has bad dreams about the day she fell in the hole

c)

She has bad dreams about Stella

d)

She has bad dreams about the claw-stick and Mack

21.

What does Ivan now call his place the Big Top Mall?

a)

A cage

b)

a domain

c)

a home

d)

a zoo

22.

Which line of dialogue shows that Ivan finally realizes he is not in a good place?

a)

"I told you all I remember," I say with a helpless shrug.

b)

I pause, and then I say it. "It's a cage."

c)

"I'm working on that too."

d)

“Ruby,” I call, “you’re having a bad dream. You’re okay. You’re safe.”

23.
What happened to Ivan's parents?
a)
They were captured and sold to another circus.
b)
They were captured and sold to a zoo.
c)
They were left in the jungle.
d)
They were killed by the humans who took Ivan and Tag.
24.

What did humans do with the body parts of the animals they killed?

a)

burn them

b)

bury them

c)

make products to sell

d)

they left them in the jungle

25.

What item is sold in the gift shop near Ivan's cage that is made of a gorilla?

a)

a lamp made of a gorilla head

b)

a vase made of a gorilla foot

c)

a box made of a gorilla head

d)

a tray made of a gorilla hand

26.

What story does Ivan tell?

a)

a story about his childhood with his family

b)

a story of an elephant, safe at a zoo.

c)

a story about how Mack bought the Big Top Mall.

27.

A zoo is ...

a)

a place where animals live crowded together.

b)

a place where animals perform tricks in front of an audience.

c)

a safe place where humans care for animals.

28.

For whom is Ivan making the painting?

a)

Ruby

b)

George

c)

Julia

d)

Bob

29.

The word Ivan puts on his painting is ...

a)

Ruby

b)

Zoo

c)

Home

30.

Ivan says the person that needs to see his message is ...

a)

Julia

b)

Mack

c)

George

31.

Ivan gets frustrated when he shows his painting to Julia because....

a)

She doesn't like it

b)

She can't stay to look at it because she has to go home

c)

She thinks it's pretty

d)

She doesn't understand what he is trying to commonicate

32.

What does Ivan do to get Julia and George's attention?

a)

He pushes the paintings through his bars

b)

He beats his chest

c)

He stands up at the bars

d)

He makes Bob jump on Julia

33.

Ivan finally gets angry like his father because...

a)

he finally has someone to protect.

b)

Mack poked Ruby with the claw-stick.

c)

Stella made him promise to free Ruby.

34.

What does Julia want her father George to do when he finally understands what Ivan wants?

a)

Tell Mack to let Ruby go

b)

Let Ruby go free

c)

Put the painting on the billboard

d)

Take the painting home and frame it

35.

At first, Mack is very excited about the billboard.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

36.

Mack starts getting phone calls about the billboard. Mack says it was whose idea?

a)

Mack's

b)

Julia's

c)

George's

37.

Even though more visitors come, what does Ivan notice?

a)

Nothing has changed for Ruby.

b)

Mack still uses the claw-stick.

c)

George got fired.

38.

What does the man with the camera notice?

a)

How dirty the domains are.

b)

How good of an artist Julia is.

c)

The claw-stick.

39.

What happens next?

a)

The claw-stick is featured on the news and people start protesting.

b)

Mack decides to sell the circus and move to Hollywood to be an actor.

c)

George and Julia break Ivan and Ruby out of the Big Top Mall.

40.

Which was Julia's favorite sign?

a)

"Free Ruby"

b)

"Picasso Primate"

c)

"Elephants are people too."