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The One and Only Ivan Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for The One and Only Ivan is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
My domain is at one end of the ring. I live here because I am too much gorilla and not enough human.
At present, I do not have any gorilla friends.
All day, I watch humans scurry from store to store. They pass their green paper, dry as old leaves...
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In context, abruptly means quickly... without warning.
“I’m here, Stella.” I sit up abruptly, and Bob topples off my stomach.
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Stella tells the story of Jambo, a gorilla in a zoo, who didn’t attack a human boy when he fell into the gorilla domain. Everyone expectd him to attack the boy, but Ivan isn't surprised. He has no idea why people would expect a gorilla to kill an...
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