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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 Mowgli stand for?

2. Who is known to steal monkeys at night?

3. At the end of Chapter Three, who does Mowgli belong with?

4. Where is Mowgli going after leaving the jungle?

5. When is the Pack Council held?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Mowgli is appalled by the villagers.

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

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

4. Why must Baloo and Bagheera team up with Kaa?

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

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

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

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

9. Why do you think Kaa turns against the others at the end of Chapter Two?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Why is Teddy the only human named in Chapter five? Why does Kipling do this? How does this continue other themes of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Mowgli as the protagonist of the stories. Define protagonist, and compare/contrast his character with the antagonist, Shere Khan. Their conflict is at the center of the story, but what makes the reader sympathetic to Mowgli?

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