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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 large was the container that held Emma's mixture of oats, barley, and molasses?

2. How long did Bram stay hidden on "The Ghanjee" before he decided to show himself?

3. What type of vessel was the first to come to the survivors Bram was with?

4. How much time did Josef want Bram to allow Mo to spend in the flower field eating?

5. What time would Bram rise when he was working in the galley?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Josef do for a living?

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

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

8. Who was born on the same day that Bram was born?

9. Where did Bram awake after he saw Atoul?

10. Why did Kelly help Bram?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the dangers along the trail that Bram and Mo traveled when they left the Elephantarium and how Bram and Mo dealt with these dangers.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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