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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the priest suggest the woman take Mowgli into her home?
(a) She is the best cook.
(b) She has many children.
(c) She is the richest.
(d) She is the nicest.

2. How does the Chapter One end?
(a) With a poem.
(b) Harsh words from Akela.
(c) Crying from the young wolves.
(d) A fight between Mowgli and his parents.

3. Who is the only other creature other than a wolf allowed to be a member of the council?
(a) Mowgli.
(b) Tabaqui.
(c) Shere Khan.
(d) Baloo.

4. When is the Pack Council held?
(a) Every evening.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Every full moon.
(d) Every morning after the sun comes up.

5. Who wants to make Mowgli their leader?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Baloo's family.
(c) Jackals.
(d) The entire jungle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the woman villager think goes missing of hers long ago?

2. Where is the jungle?

3. What is the name of the call that all creatures repeat, when they are hunting outside their home turf?

4. Who tells Mowgli he is never forgotten?

5. Why do the human villagers decide to send Mowgli to a specific place to work in Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think Kaa's hypnotizing near the end of Chapter Two means?

2. Deep down inside, what do you think Mowgli considers himself, a man or a wolf?

3. How does the mother wolf approach the situation with the man-cub?

4. Describe why the monkey people are not respected in the jungle.

5. Explain what Mowgli does not accomplish in Chapter Three if it isn't for his friends.

6. Describe the role of Chil the Kite and Mang the Bat in Chapter Two? What does this mean?

7. Is the jackal respected by the other jungle creatures? Why or why not?

8. Even though they are his friends, why do Baloo and Bagheera slap and hit Mowgli?

9. Describe the fall of Akela's character in Chapter One.

10. What is the final reason Mowgli is cast out of the village?

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