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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Cold Lairs in the past?

2. Who also joins in the fight in The Cold Lairs in Chapter Two, after Mowgli is taken?

3. Who spreads news of the fight with the monkeys to the rest of the jungle?

4. Who tries to claim Mowgli as his own at the pack meeting?

5. What is Mowgli's knowledge of religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mowgli use his difference from the wolf pack as a strength against the wolf pack in Chapter One?

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

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

4. How does the dare with the villagers in Chapter Three ultimately help Mowgli?

5. How does Mowgli's ignorance of religion hurt his chances with the villagers?

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

7. In what ways do the monkey people seem like a good time to Mowgli?

8. Describe Mowgli's appearance when he first meets the wolf family and their impression of him.

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

10. Describe how Mowgli is appalled by the villagers.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the elephant dance and its meaning. When does it happen? Why? Who gets to see it and why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between Rikki and the snakes in Chapter five. Be sure to give specific examples of how they help or hurt each other. Do you think they have this relationship is the family never takes Rikki in?

Essay Topic 3

Who is the antagonist in The White Seal? In what ways?

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