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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 the crew of the ship that took Mo to America nickname her?

2. How much did Ralph spend on a used trailer van to go get Mo?

3. Where did Mr. North take Mo rather than selling her to Bram?

4. When Bram regained consciousness at the beginning of Chapter 31, how long had he been sleeping?

5. Where did Bram and Gertie go for their honeymoon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did the maharajah say about Bram taking Mo and leaving before Mr. North arrived?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Gertie's feelings for Bram and how they changed throughout the book.

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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