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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 it take Bram to recover from a deadly virus?

2. How many languages could Marigold speak?

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

4. How large was the area where the elephants held?

5. What was the name of the in-house veterinarian at the elephantarium?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the people in the circus sideshow, and why did they join together?

2. What was the second day in the water like for the survivors?

3. Why was the cemetery where Josef buried called the Grenchin Hill Cemetery?

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

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

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

7. How did Bram get on board "The Ghanjee"?

8. What did Bram tell Mo when it appeared that they would drown?

9. What did Josef do for a living?

10. What did the maharajah order to be made for Bram when he wanted to stay with Mo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Josef, the role that the circus played in his life, and how his life was connected to the circus.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why Bram struggled with feelings of guilt and whether these feelings were due to a real or imagined moral code that Bram felt he had broken.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Bram went from being a stowaway to being a valued member of the ship's crew.

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