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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. At what setting does Chapter Four start?

2. Kotick is disturbed by the sight of what at the beginning of Chapter Four?

3. Who praises Rikki for saving Teddy?

4. Who kills Nag?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why is Darzee singing a mournful song at the end of Chapter Five?

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

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

4. Describe Petersen's character.

5. How do the lives of the native elephant workers differ from those British men in Chapter Six?

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

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

8. Describe how Rikki feels about the father and mother.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the monkey people and Kaa. How are they the same? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the racism in Chapter seven to references or themes in the rest of the book. What is different about this chapter? Be sure to give specific examples.

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