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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. What color is Karait?
(a) Dusty brown.
(b) Orange.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

2. How do the elephants dance?
(a) Moving forward and backwards.
(b) Standing up and laying down.
(c) Stamping their feet in time with each other.
(d) Moving their trunks in sync with each other.

3. Who finds Rikki-Tikki-Tavi at the beginning of Chapter Five?
(a) A human father.
(b) A boy named Teddy.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A cobra.

4. How many seals spend their time at Novastoshnah in the summer?
(a) Between 4,000 and 5,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) Between 40,000 and 50,000.
(d) About 15,000.

5. Who does Kala Nag especially look out for?
(a) Little Toomai.
(b) Big Toomai.
(c) Petersen.
(d) Pudmini.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who grows up to be the namesake for Chapter Four?

2. Who is charmed by Little Toomai?

3. Who chases Nag and Nagaina away from the birds?

4. Who never comes to the lovely beach Kotick finds?

5. Who is apprehensive about the elephant dance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do the lives of the native elephant workers differ from those British men in Chapter Six?

5. Describe the Sea Vitch's appearance.

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

7. Describe how the family reacts to snakes.

8. Describe the character of Kala Nag.

9. How do the other seals view Kotick in the beginning of Chapter Four and how does that change in the end of Chapter Four?

10. Describe how Rikki feels about the father and mother.

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