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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. In what language was the name of the ship written that took Bram and Mo to America?

2. Where were Gertie and Bram married?

3. How old did Sian think that Kalli Gooma was?

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

5. How long did it take Bram to walk to Sian's resting place from the village where he recovered from the guerrilla battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bram ask permission to do when the headman told him he could not work in the teak forest?

2. What were some jobs that Bram and Mo did as they traveled?

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

4. 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?

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

6. When did Bram and Mo die?

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

8. How did Sian die?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bram promised his father that he would always take care of Modoc. Discuss how Bram decided to keep his promise, how he was helped to keep the promise, and how that promise changed his life.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the land and sea trips that Bram took so that he could be with Modoc.

Essay Topic 3

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

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