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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who also joins in the fight in The Cold Lairs in Chapter Two, after Mowgli is taken?
(a) Chil.
(b) Father Wolf.
(c) Baloo.
(d) Mother Wolf.

2. What does Mowgli use to scare the wolf pack?
(a) A gun.
(b) A trap.
(c) Fire.
(d) A rock.

3. Who is Chil the kite?
(a) A flying squirrel.
(b) A small, timid bluebird.
(c) A flying bat.
(d) A hawk-like bird.

4. In Chapter Three, who still intends to kill Mowgli, after first announcing this intention in Chapter One?
(a) The villagers.
(b) Shere Khan.
(c) Kaa.
(d) Bagheera.

5. When does Mowgli leave the jungle?
(a) Sunset.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Just after dark.
(d) Lunchtime.

6. Where do the human villagers send Mowgli to work in the middle of Chapter Three?
(a) The market.
(b) The boats.
(c) The jungle.
(d) The fields.

7. Why do the human villagers decide to send Mowgli to a specific place to work in Chapter Three?
(a) The jungle is his home.
(b) He knows how to swim.
(c) Because he is skilled at farming.
(d) So he doesn't antagonize the villagers anymore.

8. Who tells Mowgli he is never forgotten?
(a) Mother and Father Wolf.
(b) Bagheera.
(c) Baloo.
(d) Shere Khan.

9. Who says the fact that Shere Khan just eats is an advantage when Mowgli is planning to trap him?
(a) Mowgli.
(b) Gray Brother.
(c) Bagheera.
(d) Kaa.

10. What doesn't Mowgli understand about the villagers?
(a) Why they are running from him.
(b) Their fear and curiousity.
(c) The way they look.
(d) Why they are wearing clothes.

11. What does Baloo drill the boy daily on?
(a) The chant of the wild.
(b) The jungle promise.
(c) How to hunt.
(d) The words of the call.

12. Growing up, who is Mowgli taught not to trust?
(a) Jackals.
(b) Shere Khan and men.
(c) Bears other than Baloo.
(d) The other wolf cubs.

13. Why is the jackal considered one of the lowest animals in the jungle?
(a) He always delivers bad news.
(b) Because the jackal is a scavenger, prone to what is known today as rabies.
(c) A jackal has a distinct and unpleasant smell.
(d) Because of the jackal's mangled look.

14. At the end of Chapter Three, who does Mowgli belong with?
(a) The wolf pack.
(b) Both the human village and the wolf pack.
(c) The human village.
(d) Neither the human village or the wolf pack.

15. At the first meeting of the Pack Council, what does Baloo offer to do for Mowgli?
(a) Show him the way home.
(b) Teach him the ways of the jungle.
(c) Get him some clothes.
(d) Give him food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to claim Mowgli as his own at the pack meeting?

2. Why does the priest suggest the woman take Mowgli into her home?

3. Who tells Mowgli to save Akela?

4. While he is in the human village in Chapter Three, who comes to tell Mowgli the news of the jungle?

5. Who ends Chapter Two riding on Bagheera's back?

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