Characters
Who hits Mack with her trunk?
Ruby
Who brings finger paints to Ivan?
Julia
Why do people protest at the mall?
They want Ruby and Ivan to be free.
Where does Ivan live in the beginning of the story?
The Big Top Mall and Video Arcade
What does Ivan use to paint when he is at the zoo?
Mud
Who cleans the mall at night?
George
Who threatens Ruby with a claw stick?
Mack
Where does Julia have her father put Ivan's pictures?
The Billboard for the Big Top Mall and Video Arcade
Where does Bob sleep?
On Ivan's belly
Ivan paints pictures to help Ruby. Why does he hide the pictures inside "Not Tag"?
He doesn't want Mack to sell the pictures.
What character considers himself homeless?
Bob
When Ruby fell into a hole who saved her?
Humans that lived in the village.
After Stella dies, what happens to her body?
She is thrown in a garbage truck.
Where did Ruby and Stella live before they got to the Big Top Mall and Video Arcade?
What word is Ivan trying to spell with his paintings?
HOME
Which character believes that "age is a powerful disguise"?
Stella
A reporter from the newspaper.
What is Ivan's favorite thing to do in his cage/domain?
Draw and paint
Where did Ivan live when he was first taken from the jungle?
Mack's house
What does Ivan do to save Ruby?
Paints a picture of Ruby in a Zoo with the word HOME.
What is the name of Ivan's sister that died?
Tag
Who cried in the story because Ivan must be " the loneliest gorilla in the world"?
A little boy
What shows up on the news that makes Mack mad?
The Claw Stick
What did Ivan call the cage he lived in?
His domain
What was painted on the wall of Ivan's cage/domain?
A jungle/waterfall