Characters
Places
Events
Objects
Vocabulary
100
Sister of Indaw, who wants to be a mahout.
Who is Mya?
100
The country Nick thought he would go to when Burma was taken over by the Japanese.
What is Australia?
100
The incident or event which caused Hannibal to become mean and aggressive.
What was the tiger attack?
100
The object which Nang had in his mouth when he was bringing Nick to Burma.
What is a cheroot?
100
Burnt or overcooked.
What is charred?
200
One of the first mahouts and Mya's great grandfather.
Who is Hilltop?
200
The place where Nick, his father, Hilltop, and Mya set the elephants free.
What is Freestone Island?
200
The event which took place which caused Nick to stay in Burma.
What is the Japanese attack on Burma.
200
The animal which the Japanese shot and Nick found in the river bed.
What is a monkey?
200
The rainy season in Burma.
What is the monsoon?
300
The soldier who captured Nick.
Who is Sergeant Sonji?
300
Where Mya and Nick washed Miss Pretty.
What is the Tawkaw River?
300
The story is taking place during this war.
What is World War II?
300
A simple tube of cotton cloth knotted at the waist to keep it up.
What is a longyis?
300
A yellowish-brown tree used for lumber.
What is teak?
400
The brother of Bukong.
Who is Magwe?
400
The second place to be bombed in the story.
What is Ragoon?
400
The reason it was hard for Nick to get off the elephant at Tawkaw River.
What is an attack by Hannibal?
400
A noticable characteristic of Hannibal, which helps to distinguish him from the other elephants when being tracked.
What is a missing toenail?
400
An enclosure, much like a cattle chute, used so mahouts can get around the elephant calves safely until they are comfortable with people.
What is an elephant crush?
500
Forest spirits blamed for any wrong.
What are NATS?
500
The name of the teak plantation where Nick's father lived.
What is Hawk's Nest?
500
This person met Nick when he flew in to Burma.
Who is Nang or Mya?
500
The group of planes which dropped bombs on London.
What is the Luftwaffe?
500
Another term for walk or run.
What is gait?