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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. How many people could fit into the big top to watch the Wunderzircus?
(a) 100 people.
(b) 300-400 people.
(c) 200 people.
(d) 200-300 people.

2. What was the name of Josef's doctor?
(a) Kreiss.
(b) Schwarz.
(c) Veicht.
(d) Becker.

3. How old was Bram when he received his first bull hook?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

4. For how many hours was an SOS sent before "The Ghanjee" went down?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 7 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

5. How long was Mesmera's python?
(a) 15 feet.
(b) 19 feet.
(c) 13 feet.
(d) 17 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Marigold?

2. What was Josef's religious background?

3. How old was Bram when his father died?

4. In the circus sideshow, how was String billed?

5. How long was Modoc's trunk when she was born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Josef do for a living?

4. Who was Atoul?

5. Describe the bull hook that Bram's father gave him when Bram was thirteen.

6. What did Bram find inside the truck in which he stowed away so he could go to America with Modoc?

7. Why did Kelly help Bram?

8. What system was established after Mo found the survivors?

9. Describe Gertie's dance atop Modoc.

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

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