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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 charmed by Little Toomai?
(a) Petersen.
(b) Big Toomai.
(c) Keddah.
(d) Kala Nag.

2. Who chases Nag and Nagaina away from the birds?
(a) Bagheera.
(b) Teddy.
(c) Chuchundra.
(d) Rikki.

3. When the seal hunters first see Kotick, what do they think?
(a) He looks are laughable.
(b) That his coat is perfect for their collection.
(c) That he is a ghost.
(d) He isn't scary.

4. Who takes Little Toomai into the jungle for the elephant dance?
(a) Petersen.
(b) Kala Nag.
(c) Pudmini.
(d) Big Toomai.

5. What or who is Keddah?
(a) The lead elephant hunter.
(b) A snake.
(c) The wild elephant pen.
(d) The lead elephant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who praises Rikki for saving Teddy?

2. When does Sea Catch comes to Novastoshnah?

3. Who is Chapter Five named after?

4. Who is Darzee?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does it mean that Rikki saves Teddy from the first snake before his father can?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the character of Kala Nag.

9. Describe the relationship between Nag and Nagaina. Who is more practical and how?

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

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