What Elephants Know

According to the narrator in the opening paragraph, who are his parents?

• His mother is an elephant and his father is an old man with one arm

• His mother is an old woman with one arm and his father is an elephant

• His mother is Devin and his father is Nandu

• His mother is Dilly and his father is Devi Kalli

What is Nandu's job?

• stable hand

• elephant driver

• teacher

• house cleaner

Who is Devi Kali?

• an old, bull elephant who scares Nandu

• A female elephant that Nandu calls his mother

• Nandu's best friend, also a stable hand

• Nandu's girl friend

How does Nandu ruin the king's tiger hunt

• He gets sick

• He falls off his elephant

• He accidentally steps on a branch and makes noise

• he throws his ax at the tiger and yells to scare her away

Why do the other drivers at the borderland stable turn against Nandu after he saves the tigress?

• they are jealous

• They needed to kill the tiger because she was killing their goats

• If the king closes their stable, the driers will lose their jobs and and have no way to survive

• They were jealous that Nandu would become head of the stable.

What does the red thread necklace worn by the small child in the jungle indicate?

• His mother is no longer living

• He has a special job

• He is Buddhist

• He is an elephant driver in training

Who are the Maroons?

• Bandits on horses who rob and burn villages

• The king's special guards

• Soldiers in the king's army

• Elephant drivers from a different stable.

What type of baby animal is rescued by Nandu, Dilly, and Devi Kalli?

• a mongoose

• a baby rhino

• a baby goat

• a baby elephant

The warden cuts off which part(s) of the dead rhino to send to the palace?

• tail

• hooves

• horn, hooves, and tail

• ears

What nickname do the high-caste school boys give Nandu?

• Elephant Boy

• No Name

• Copperhead

• Devi Kali