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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 had Bram been unconscious when Kelly came to see him?

2. Where did Bram store his belongings on board ship?

3. What type of wood was used to make the handle of Bram's first bull hook?

4. How many hours a day did Bram work in the galley?

5. What were the flowers that bloomed in a glade of the forest near Josef's and Katrina's farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Gertie's dance atop Modoc.

4. How did Bram and Modoc feed each other when they were little?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Elephantarium, how Bram was viewed by the maharajah and his staff, and why they viewed him that way.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Hinduism and what parts of Hinduism Bram embraced.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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