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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. What was the name of Josef's doctor?

2. What was the hospital building used for at one time?

3. How many men were in the first group of survivors that Bram encountered after the ship was damaged?

4. How old was the maharajah?

5. After the third day in the water, how many people did Bram count still clinging to life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What alerted Josef to the fact that Bram was very sick?

2. 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?

3. Why did Kelly help Bram?

4. Where did Bram awake after he saw Atoul?

5. Why weren't any lifeboats launched from "The Ghanjee"?

6. What did Josef do for a living?

7. Why did Josef fear Herr Gobel?

8. Why was Josef especially suited to train Modoc?

9. What did Bram remember about his meeting with Atoul?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the land and sea trips that Bram took so that he could be with Modoc.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Gertie's feelings for Bram and how they changed throughout the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Hinduism and what parts of Hinduism Bram embraced.

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