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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 does Red Flower refer to?

2. When Mowgli overhears the men talking about the jungle creatures, what does he do?

3. In Chapter Two, who fights with the monkeys first in The Cold Lairs after Mowgli is taken?

4. Where is the jungle?

5. How long does a python go into hiding?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Gray Brother's demeanor and the reasons for it when he comes to bring Mowgli news in Chapter Three.

4. How does the mother wolf approach the situation with the man-cub?

5. Describe why the monkey people are not respected in the jungle.

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

7. Deep down inside, what do you think Mowgli considers himself, a man or a wolf?

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

9. What does it tell you about Mowgli's character in the way that he treats others at the end of Chapter One?

10. Describe the role of Chil the Kite and Mang the Bat in Chapter Two? What does this mean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, what is your opinion of The Jungle Book? Do you recommend this book to friends? What do you like about it? What do you dislike?

Essay Topic 2

How does Kipling illustrate the carelessness of youth in Chapter two? In what ways does Mowgli's behavior exhibit that?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how The White Seal is a Biblical allegory. Be sure to define allegory.

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