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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 Chapter Five named after?

2. Who suggests Kotick talk to Sea Vitch?

3. What kind of elephants participate in the dance?

4. Little Toomai goes to the elephant dance, even though he is supposed to be watching who?

5. When the seal hunters first see Kotick, what do they think?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think the mother is at first alarmed when she sees Rikki snuggling up to Teddy?

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

3. Explain the purpose of the elephant dance.

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

5. In what ways are Kotick's mom and the girl seal impressed with him at the end of the Chapter Four?

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

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

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

9. Why is Little Toomai able to see the dance and not the adults?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways does Mowgli's wolf family differ from the Pack Council? How do they help/hurt him? Be sure to give specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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