Characters
What type of animal is the main character Ivan?
Gorilla
What are 2 other types of animals that live at the Big Top Mall?
Seal, Parrot, Poodle, Elephant
What word did Ivan paint on his painting to help Ruby?
HOME
What continent was Ivan born in?
Africa
What are adult male gorillas called?
Silverbacks
George
Which character owns and operates the Big Top Mall?
Mack
What does Mack use to hurt the animals, and make them do their tricks?
Clawstick
What two characters did Ivan live with when he was a baby?
Mack and his Wife
True or False: Gorillas can communicate using their facial expressions.
TRUE gorillas use their facial expressions, gestures, body poses, vocal sounds, and chest-slapping.
Ivan's two best friends at the mall are ______ and ______.
Stella and Bob
What does Mack sell in the gift shop that Ivan creates?
Paintings
Ivan made a plan to get Ruby out of the Big Top Mall, it involved him painting something... What was his painting of?
A Zoo.
What was the final straw that got Ivan kicked out of Mack's house?
Ivan painting with chocolate cake on the white refrigerator
Gorillas are:
Herbivores
Carnivores
Omivores
Herbivores
What did Ivan love about Julia?
She was a fellow artist
What was the reason why Mack brought Ruby to the Big Top Mall?
To bring in more people and more $$$
Who is Kinyani? How does she interact with Ivan?
Kinyani is the female gorilla at the zoo. They do not get along at first but then do. Ivan has a crush on her.
Fill in the blank: Ivan's parents were______ by humans who were capturing gorillas.
Killed
Elephants have incredible memories and can remember up to _______ elephant friends.
100
1,000
100,000
1,000
What was the promise that Stella made Ivan agree to before she passed away?
Ivan will take care of Ruby and help get her a better life.
When did Ivan start looking like the gorilla on the billboard? What changed him?
Ivan never gets angry until he promises Stella he will take care of Ruby and give her a better life. He gets angry then because he finally has someone to protect. His anger helps him protect Ruby and get her to the zoo.
At the very end of the book, what characters come to visit Ivan?
George, Julia and Bob
When Ivan was a child in the jungle, what was his favorite thing to do? What was Ivan's sister's favorite thing to do?
Ivan liked to finger paint with mud on rocks, and Non-Tag liked to play tag.
Elephants can get sunburnt, so they use ________as sunscreen to protect their skin from ultraviolet light
Mud