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The One and Only Ivan #4

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

2.

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

3.

After Ruby blasts Mack, who calms her down and gets her back to her domain?

a)

Mack

b)

Ivan

c)

George and Julia

4.

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.

5.

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.

6.

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

7.

Read the Quote and answer the question that follows.


"Dad?” Julia asks again. “Did you see Mack’s face when Ruby hit him?” George nods. “Yes,” he says solemnly. “I did.” He shakes his head. “Poor Mack.” He turns away, and only then do I hear him laughing. (p. 155)


What does this tell you about George?

a)

He feels bad for Mack, because he didn't deserve to be hit by Ruby.

b)

He did not feel bad for Mack, because Ruby did not hit Mack very hard.

c)

He feels bad that Mack was in pain, but he feels that Mack deserves Ruby's response.

d)

He thought it was funny that Mack was in pain, but he doesn't think he deserved Ruby's response.

8.

What is Rubby worried about? (Select all that apply)

a)

That she cannot do the trick.

b)

That Mack is mad because she hurt him

c)

That she will die like Stella

d)

That she has no friends.

9.

What does Ivan want to do for Ruby?

a)

help her escape.

b)

Send her to the zoo

c)

make up new stories for her

d)

giver her a new name

10.

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

11.

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.

12.

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.

13.

Where do they want to get Ruby so that she is safe?

a)

Any zoo

b)

A good zoo

c)

A bigger domain

14.

Why does Ivan hide the paintings he is making for Ruby?

a)

He doesn't want Mack to sell them.

b)

It's a surprise for Ruby.

c)

Bob might eat them.

15.

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

16.

For whom is Ivan making the painting?

a)

Ruby

b)

George

c)

Julia

d)

Bob

17.

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

a)

Happier

b)

fatter

c)

more tired

d)

thinner

18.

How does Bob feel about Ivan painting?

a)

He thinks it is great news

b)

He thinks Ivan is an artist

c)

He thinks it is unnatural

d)

He thinks Ivan is doing it all wrong.

19.

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

a)

Julia

b)

Bob

c)

an Ad on TV

d)

A movie

20.

Where does Ivan hide his new paintings?

a)

Under the pool

b)

Under his tire

c)

Under the TV

d)

Inside Not-Tag

21.

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

22.

How much are Ivan's finger paintings being sold for?

a)

a few cents

b)

$15

c)

$20 with the frame

d)

$40 with the frame

23.

Who does Ivan paint for during the day?

a)

Mack

b)

Ruby

c)

himself

d)

the other animals

24.

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

25.

The janitor's ten year old daughter

a)

Stella

b)

Bob

c)

Julia

d)

Ivan

26.

Ivan's twin sister

a)

Not-Tag

b)

Stella

c)

Snickers

d)

Tag

27.

Ivan's stuffed gorilla - given to him by Julia

a)

Not-Tag

b)

Tag

c)

Bob

d)

Mack

28.

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

a)

Stella

b)

Julia

c)

Bob

d)

Mack

29.

elephant - one of Ivan's friends

a)

Stella

b)

Julia

c)

Bob

d)

Mack

30.

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

a)

Julia

b)

Stella

c)

Mack

d)

Bob

31.

a silverback gorilla who lives in a Mall

a)

Ivan

b)

Stella

c)

Snickers

d)

Mack

32.

a poodle who rides on Stella's back during the circus act

a)

Bob

b)

Mack

c)

Snickers

d)

Ivan

33.

What is Ruby's bad dream about?

a)

A claw stick

b)

Stella

c)

Ivan leaving

d)

Bob running away

34.

What is Rubby worried about? (Select all that apply)

a)

That she cannot do the trick.

b)

That Mack is mad because she hurt him

c)

That she will die like Stella

d)

That she has no friends.

35.

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

36.

What is Ivan painting?

a)

random paintings

b)

Something for Mack to sell

c)

A gift for Julia

d)

A giant puzzle for Ruby

37.

Why does Ivan hide his paintings?

a)

He doesn't want to share them

b)

He loves them too much

c)

He doesn't want them sold in the gift shop

d)

He wants to keep them to himself.

38.

What do you think Ivan means by "face lick"

a)

licking each others faces

b)

kissing

c)

hugging

d)

talking

39.

Why did Ivan pull out Not-Tag's stuffing?

a)

to give Bob a place to sleep

b)

to hide Ruby

c)

he was throwing Not-Tag away

d)

to hide his paintings

40.

What word was Ivan trying to paint?

a)

HOME

b)

HELP

c)

HERE

d)

HOPE

41.

Why do you think the author wrote 365 days "a year, year after year after year"?

a)

She likes the word year.

b)

To show how it will seem like forever that Ruby will be there.

c)

It was a mistake when the book was printed.

42.

Why was Ivan beating his chest?

a)

He was angry at Mack.

b)

He needed to get Julia's attention before she left for the night.

c)

He was angry at Bob.

d)

He was trying to wake Ruby up.

43.

How did Julia know it was the zoo in the painting?

a)

Ivan told her.

b)

Ivan pointed at a zoo on the television.

c)

Ivan acted it out.

d)

Ivan painted the logo of the red giraffe on it.

44.

"The ladder," he says quietly,"is in the storage locker." This line of dialogue tells us...

a)

That Julia's has convinced her Dad to put up Ivan's painting on the billboard.

b)

That the Dad needs Julia to get the ladder so that he can fix Ivan's cage.

c)

That the Dad wants Julia to think he is going along with her.

d)

That the Dad knows where the ladder is.

45.

How much are Ivan's pictures now that he is "famous?"

a)

$65

b)

$20

c)

$40

d)

$5

46.

What caused the people to come and protest?

a)

The television story on The Early News at Five O'Clock.

b)

The paintings on the billboard.

c)

Ivan called the news reporters.

d)

Mack's tantrum.

47.

What was Ivan referring to when he said "wild cage?"

a)

his domain

b)

the wild

c)

the zoo

d)

a cage where they keep wild animals

48.

Why did Mack say he would get Ivan more paint?

a)

Ivan asked him to.

b)

Mack found one of Ivan's new pictures and figured he could make more money for it.

c)

Julie asked him to get it.

d)

He didn't like Mack's paintings.

49.

What are 2 things Mack will do to save money?

a)

cutting back on food

b)

turning off the heat at night

c)

starving all the animals

d)

selling the animals

50.

Who is Helen?

a)

George's sister.

b)

An elephant

c)

Mack's wife

d)

Julia's mother

51.

Who is Kinyani ?

a)

a nurse who checks animals

b)

a female gorilla who lives at the zoo

c)

a woman who click trains animals

d)

Julia's friend who likes art too

52.

Who is Maya ?

a)

a nurse who checks animals

b)

a female gorilla who lives at the zoo

c)

a woman who works at zoo and click trains animals

d)

Julia's friend who likes art too