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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 is Kotick seeking out Sea Vitch and Sea Cow?
(a) He wants their advice for finding a mate.
(b) They are good hunters.
(c) They are his relatives.
(d) He wants to find a safer place to live.

2. What doesn't Kotick know about the Sea Cow?
(a) They can't talk.
(b) They aren't alive anymore.
(c) They can't swim.
(d) They can't see.

3. How long is the journey to see Sea Vitch?
(a) Six miles.
(b) One mile.
(c) Three miles.
(d) Sixty-six miles.

4. Who is Chuchundra?
(a) Another tailorbird.
(b) A muskrat.
(c) Another snake.
(d) Another mongoose.

5. Who praises Rikki for saving Teddy?
(a) Teddy's mother.
(b) Teddy's father.
(c) Nagaina.
(d) Darzee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is apprehensive about the elephant dance?

2. What does Rikki-Tikki-Tavi think of being a house mongoose?

3. When do the elephant hunters get paid their wages?

4. Who is Chapter Five named after?

5. Kotick is disturbed by the sight of what at the beginning of Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think Sea Catch's scars from fighting for his land for his children represent?

2. How is Kipling's theme of animals being more innocent than humans resurface in Chapter Four?

3. How is the danger of the cobras foreshadowed early on in Chapter Five?

4. Describe how Kotick's white coat works to his advantage.

5. In what ways is Kotick more mature than the other seals his age?

6. Explain why is Darzee singing a mournful song at the end of Chapter Five?

7. Explain the differences between Little Toomai and Big Toomai.

8. In what ways are Kotick's mom and the girl seal impressed with him at the end of the Chapter Four?

9. Why do you think Little Toomai is surprised to see Petersen's elephant at the dance?

10. How does the theme of the importance of animals show up when Rikki overhears Nag and his wife?

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