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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 the leader of the men who took Modoc and tried to kill Bram?

2. In Chapter 39, when was Ralph supposed to have an elephant in his possession and ready to perform?

3. What was the name of the village where Modoc's wound was tended?

4. Where were Gertie and Bram married?

5. What were Bram's water bags made from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What judgment did Kalli Gooma say about Bram's test he took to become a mahout?

2. How did Modoc travel to the ship that transported her to America?

3. How did Sian die?

4. What were Bram's living quarters like when he joined North's Circus?

5. Why was a man arrested in Sian's village?

6. What realization did Bram have when he went to Sian's grave one last time?

7. Describe Bram's and Sian's wedding.

8. What did Ja write in one of his letters to Bram?

9. How were criminals dealt with in the Sian's village?

10. Why did the man who attacked and blinded Mo turn to alcohol?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

At one point Ja, Sian's father, told Bram that he could not marry Sian. Discuss the reasons why Ja did not want Bram to marry his daughter and what changed Ja's mind about a marriage.

Essay Topic 3

Kalli Gooma told Bram that there were two areas in the village that represented life and death. Discuss how certain places in the village represented life and death. Did either of these places represent both life and death?

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