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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 tall did the bamboo grow in the forest?

2. How high was the cliff that towered over the pass the soldiers used to cross through the mountains?

3. What colors was Sian wearing when she first met Bram?

4. How many soldiers did each elephant carry?

5. How many elephants were in North's circus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bram believe he heard Kalli Gooma say after Ja told Bram he could not marry Sian?

2. In the village that Bram and Mo came to after the abduction, why did the villagers build the floors of their homes on the natural slant of the hill?

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

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

5. Why did Bram believe that he had to let Gertie go in Chapter 26?

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

7. Why were Mo and other elephants at the North Circus sick in Chapter 35?

8. What did the men look like who tried to steal Mo?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Hinduism and what parts of Hinduism Bram embraced.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Bram's training as an elephant trainer and how that affected his training of Modoc. Did this style of training make Bram more successful than other elephant trainers?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Marigold, her life, and how her handicap affected her outlook on life.

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