1

Why did the former owners of the elephant herd want to get rid of the elephants? What would have happened to them if Lawrence hadn’t taken them?

2

Why were the elephants confined to a small area known as a boma when they first arrived at Thula Thula? How did the elephants break out of the reserve?

3

Describe the ways in which elephants use their trunks. How was Nana’s trunk important in the relationship between her and Lawrence?

4

How did Lawrence determine that the Ovambos were actually poachers? Why didn’t the poachers what the elephants on the reserve?

5

What animals began to emerge into the open after the poachers were disposed of? What surprise danger did David face when he took the tractor out at night?

6

What communications skill did Nana exhibit that was felt even at far distances away? What protection did Francoise have...