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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Bram want the headman to give him to get Mo ready to work in the teak forests?

2. What was the name of the village where Modoc's wound was tended?

3. How large was the compound where Bram and Mo were tested to see if Bram could become a mahout?

4. How underweight was Mo when Ralph went to get her?

5. After four days of traveling with the guerrilla soldiers, why did an elephant go down?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Bram believe that he had to let Gertie go in Chapter 26?

2. What did the maharajah say about Bram taking Mo and leaving before Mr. North arrived?

3. What did Bram observe when he awoke in Chapter 31?

4. What did Ja write in one of his letters to Bram?

5. How did Sian die?

6. What happened to the sideshow people after the North Circus shut down?

7. Why were Mo and other elephants at the North Circus sick in Chapter 35?

8. What did the men look like who tried to steal Mo?

9. What judgment did Kalli Gooma say about Bram's test he took to become a mahout?

10. What were Bram's living quarters like when he joined North's Circus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Elephantarium, how Bram was viewed by the maharajah and his staff, and why they viewed him that way.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Marigold, her life, and how her handicap affected her outlook on life.

Essay Topic 3

At one point Ja, Sian's father, told Bram that he could not marry Sian. Discuss the reasons why Ja did not want Bram to marry his daughter and what changed Ja's mind about a marriage.

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