The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling
CHARACTERS
Who is Shere Khan?
A lame tiger who
wants to kill the man
cub.
Who is Mowgli?
The man cub that Shere Khan
wanted to kill and who was
adopted into the Seeonee
Wolf Pack.
Raksha the Demon
is another name for
who?
Mother Wolf
Who is the
leader of the
Seeonee Wolf
Pack?
Akela
Bagheera is who?
The black panther
that bought
Mowgli’s way into
the wolf pack.
Who is Baloo?
The old brown bear that
teaches the wolf cubs the
law of the jungle.
Who is Kaa?
The rock python that helps
Baloo and Bagheera rescue
Mowgli from the Bandor-log.
What is
Bagheera’s
secret?
He was born and raised in
captivity.
PLOT
How did Mowgli
come to live with
the Seeonee Wolf
Pack?
Shere Khan tried to eat
him but he got away
and ended up outside a
wolf den.
Explain Mowgli’s
acceptance by the
wolf pack.
Bagheera bought
Mowgli’s way into the
wolf pack with a freshly
killed bullock.
Why did Bagheera
feel Mowgli needed
the Red Flower?
For protection from Shere Khan
and the wolves that were
following him when Akela is no
longer the leader of the pack.
Why do the jungle people hate
Mowgli?
Because they can not look him
in the eyes.
What is the Law of
the Jungle?
The rules that the jungle animals
live by.
Why is Mowgli forbidden to
have anything to do with the
Bandor-log?
The Bandor-log have no laws,
no leaders, and no speech of
their own. They are evil, dirty,
and shameless.
What did the Bandor-log do that
upset Baloo and Bagheera?
They kidnapped
Mowgli and took off
with him through the
trees.
Why does Baloo
think Kaa may be
of help?
He is the only
creature in the jungle
the Bandor-log are
afraid of.
What are
the Cold
Lairs?
A ruined Indian city that the
monkeys have taken over as
their own.
What does the Law of the Jungle
require when someone’s actions
cause harm to another?
That the creature who caused
the harm be punished.
The
End
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