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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 time in the morning did Modoc thump the ceiling of Bram's apartment at the Elephantarium?

2. How old did Ralph believe Modoc was when she died?

3. How large were the palm spiders that frequented the banana plants?

4. How large was the compound where Bram and Mo were tested to see if Bram could become a mahout?

5. How many bullets hit Mo during the confrontation near the end of the pass?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did Bram observe when he awoke in Chapter 31?

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

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

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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