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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 did Ralph change the name of his ranch to?

2. What could Bram smell as he and Mo left the compound with the palace and the Elephantarium?

3. What color blanket did Modoc wear during her first days performing in North's circus?

4. What was the cinch made of that help the rigging on Modoc?

5. How long did Bram have to work with Kalli Gooma as an assistant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the breeding bull tethered and tended by children from Calcutta?

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

3. Why did Jagrat have Bram meet him by the lake?

4. What happened to the sideshow people after the North Circus shut down?

5. Why did Bram weep when he staggered out of the structure where he was being cared for after the guerrilla war?

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

7. How did Sian die?

8. What did the maharajah say and do the last time that Bram saw him?

9. How did Kelly help Mo to breath after she inhaled too much smoke?

10. What does it mean to "float" an animal's teeth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Using examples from the book, discuss who did and did not survive the shipwreck. Did the location of individuals during the shipwreck determine whether they lived or died?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Hinduism and what parts of Hinduism Bram embraced.

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