Stella
What is Stella
An elephant
What is Bob?
A dog.
Who is Mack?
Owner and clown at the Big Top Mall.
What is Ivan?
A silverback gorilla.
Who is Julia?
The daughter of George the janitor.
Why did the circus sell Stella to Mack at the Big Top Mall?
She fell at her last circus and hurt her leg. Now she walks with a limp.
Who is the one person that Bob allows to touch him?
Julia likes to scratch behind his ears and he lets her.
What are two jobs that Mack has to do at the Big Top Mall?
Mack is the own of the mall, he is the clown in the circus and he is in charge of taking care of the animals.
Why does Ivan feel that humans waste words?
Humans waste words when they talk too much.
Who wrote the One and Only Ivan?
Katherine Applegate
How did Stella know that a baby elephant was coming to the Big Top Mall?
She could smell her in the air and she could hear Ruby crying for her mother.
Why did Ruby´s old circus put her in chains 23 hours a day?
Ruby was in chains to break her spirit so she didn´t fight and would do as she was told.
Why did Mack buy Ruby from a circus?
Mack believes that Ruby will attract more customers.
Why did Ivan call the children slimy chimps and throw me balls at them?
Ivan threw me balls and called the slimy chimps because the boy spit on his window and the girl threw pebbles at his window. They also beat their chests at Ivan.
If Julia was going to draw a picture of Ivan´s domain, tell me 4 things we would see in her drawing.
A tire swing, pool, television, Not Tag, jungle scene, me balls, and bananas.
How did Stella feel the day Ruby arrived?
She was anxious and nervous about the new baby gorilla, but she wasn´t happy she was coming to live at the Big Top Mall.
How did Bob end up at the Big Top Mall?
Bob was thrown out of a truck with his brothers and sisters. He rolled into a ditch. He found the Big Top Mall when he was looking for food.
Why doesn´t Mack take better care of the animals at the Big Top Mall?
Mack isn´t making much money at the Big Top Mall and can´t afford to take better care of the animals.
How does Ivan feel about the picture of him on the billboard?
Ivan doesn´t feel like the picture looks like him. He thinks that picture makes him look angry and he is not an angry gorilla.
How did Julia know that the picture Ivan drew was of a black beetle in his domain?
Julia realized it was a beetle because she saw a black beetle in Ivan´s domain. His picture was of a black circle.
Why does Stella believe that memories are precious?
She believes memories are precious because they help remind us who we are.
Why does Bob tell Ivan that eating more food will not bring people into the Big Top Mall?
Ivan eating more food is not going to bring in more people to the mall to just watch him eat. THe problem is with the mall. Not with Ivan.
Why does Mack slip extra money to George at the end of a shift one evening?
Mack feels bad for George because his wife is ill and money is tight.
How does Ivan feel about Ruby?
He seems to get tired if her questions and he feels sorry for her because humans killed her family.
How does Julia feel about Ivan and why?
She likes Ivan and shares her paper and crayons with him. She likes to draw him. She also likes sitting by him when she does her homework.