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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Marigold and Schulz married?
(a) The Big Top.
(b) A small village church.
(c) Sideshow tent.
(d) Bram's home.

2. How many steps did Bram climb to get to the palace doors?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

3. How large was the container that held Emma's mixture of oats, barley, and molasses?
(a) 4 gallons.
(b) 7 gallons.
(c) 6 gallons.
(d) 5 gallons.

4. How much did Modoc weigh when she was five?
(a) 1,400 pounds.
(b) 1,000 pounds.
(c) 900 pounds.
(d) 700 pounds.

5. How many punctures did Modoc have on her trunk from a bull hook?
(a) 4
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Bram's favorite cookies?

2. What was the name of the midwife who delivered Bram?

3. How old was Bram's mother when he was born?

4. How many survivors eventually banded together after the ship wreck?

5. How many elephants were in the hold of "The Ghanjee"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the captain order all non-essential personnel below decks?

2. What reasons did Gobel give for selling the circus?

3. Where did the circus employees go when the circus closed for the winter?

4. What did the captain order Bram to do when he was discovered stowed away on the ship?

5. How did Bram and Gertie dress themselves and Modoc for Josef's funeral?

6. Describe Gertie's dance atop Modoc.

7. What did Josef do for a living?

8. During the time "The Ghanjee" was caught during a storm and Bram tried to soothe the elephants, what advice did he remember his father saying?

9. Who was Atoul?

10. What could Bram see when he left the hospital and went to the street?

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