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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 was Mesmera's python?

2. What was the name of the captain aboard "The Ghanjee"?

3. What did Gertie do as they were riding Mo for an outing and a picnic lunch?

4. What color roses did Marigold wear on a tiara when she was married?

5. For how many hours was an SOS sent before "The Ghanjee" went down?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Kelly help Bram?

8. Describe Gertie's dance atop Modoc.

9. Where did Bram awake after he saw Atoul?

10. What was the wedding like for Marigold and Karl Schulz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Hinduism and what parts of Hinduism Bram embraced.

Essay Topic 3

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

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