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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. Who is the head of all the elephant operations?

2. How do the elephants dance?

3. Where does Nagaina hide her eggs?

4. Why does Rikki tell Darzee to pretend he is injured?

5. Sea Catch has scars on what part of his body?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Petersen's character.

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

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

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

5. Describe how the family reacts to snakes.

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

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

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

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

10. Even though Kotick is doing something for the good of others when he is searching, how do the rest of the seals view him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the native elephant drivers and hunters to Petersen and the other British men.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Mowgli's life in the village compared to life in the jungle.

Essay Topic 3

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

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