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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. Who is Chapter Five named after?
(a) A mongoose.
(b) A seal.
(c) A bird.
(d) A cobra.

2. Why is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi allowed to snuggle with the little boy in his new home?
(a) Because he is considered a good guard against snakes.
(b) For warmth.
(c) Father doesn't want the boy to cry.
(d) The mother insists on it.

3. How many miles does Kotick travel in one day looking for the Sea Cow?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 3.
(c) 30.
(d) 300.

4. In the jungle, huge clearings are called what?
(a) Elephant ballrooms.
(b) The never ballroom.
(c) Deserted ballrooms.
(d) The ballrooms of snakes.

5. Who is plotting to kill Teddy's family?
(a) The tailorbirds.
(b) Chuchundra.
(c) Nag and Nagaina.
(d) Rikki.

Short Answer Questions

1. Little Toomai goes to the elephant dance, even though he is supposed to be watching who?

2. Who also joins Kala Nag at the ballroom for the elephant dance?

3. How many seals come with Kotick at the end of Chapter Four?

4. How many seals spend their time at Novastoshnah in the summer?

5. Who fears Rikki is dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the purpose of the elephant dance.

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Little Toomai able to see the dance and not the adults?

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

8. Describe the Sea Vitch's appearance.

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

10. Describe the character of Kala Nag.

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