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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 was the name of Captain Mohinder's guerilla group?

2. When Sian's family asked Bram to join them for dinner in Chapter 26, how many of her siblings attended dinner?

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

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

5. How many elephants were prepared to take Captain Mohinder and his men across the mountains?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Bram weep when he staggered out of the structure where he was being cared for after the guerrilla war?

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

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

7. How did Sian die?

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

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

10. How did Modoc kill Hamid?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Bram went from being a stowaway to being a valued member of the ship's crew.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the dangers along the trail that Bram and Mo traveled when they left the Elephantarium and how Bram and Mo dealt with these dangers.

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