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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 North consider changing Modoc's name to when he took her back to America?

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

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

4. Who started shooting at Mohinder's group as they neared the end of the pass?

5. What color shirt did Bram wear when he married Sian?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When did Bram and Mo die?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How did Sian die?

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 people in the sideshow and how their handicaps affected their lives.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapters 6 and 8, two very different moods permeate the chapters. Discuss the mood in these chapters and compare and contrast these moods.

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