JUNGLE BOOK review sheet 2
1. What are the names of Kotick’s mother and father?
2. Why do the seals always return to Novastoshnah?
3. Who is/was Zahoroff?
4. Why do the men kill the seals every year?
5. What is a holluschickie?
6. What’s the name of the dance the holluschickie do every night?
7. What is a “sea cow?”
8. Why hasn’t Kotick married yet?
9. How does Kotick convince the seals to come with him?
10. Who joins forces with Kotick to convince the seals and why?
11. In the jungle, huge clearings are called what?
12. What is the purpose of the elephant dance?
13. How does Chapter Six end?
14. What does the name Kala Nag mean?
15. How old is Kala Nag?
16. Who is Little Toomai? Why is he important to the story?
17. What does the elephant dance look like?
18. Where was Little Toomai born?
19. Who is Machua Appa?
20. Who is Petersen Sahib?
21. Why are those two so important to Little Toomai?
22. Why do the humans in this story “drive” elephants?
23. Why is Kala Nag able to escape during the night?
24. Why is Little Toomai able to see the elephant dance?
25. What status does this give Little Toomai?
26. How is it that Rikki-tikki-tavi comes to join Teddy’s family?
27. What is the reason it is so difficult to frighten a mongoose?
28. Why are Teddy’s parents so accepting of the fact that a wild animal is sleeping in the
nursery with their son?
29. Who are Nag and Nagaina?
30. Give two to four (2-4) examples of some of the activities these two engage in during a
day.
31. Explain how Nag and Nagaina feel about Rikki-tikki-tavi.
32. What do the snakes want and how do they plan to achieve it?
33. What happens when Nag hides in the bathroom?
34. . What does Nagaina do alone to try and complete her and Nag’s original plan?
35. Identify and explain the key action that Rikki-tikki-tavi makes to draw Nagaina away
from the family.
36. What do you think is the most risky action Rikki-tikki-tavi takes in his attempt to save
and protect the family from Nagaina?
37. Explain the end of Rikki-tikki-tavi
38. Describe all the animals that are part of the battery.
39. List all of the jobs for the animals in the battery.
40. What happened to the Troop Horse when he first saw man (be specific)?
41. Why do the camels have bad dreams?
42. What does the camel scream as he runs through the camp?
43. What creates the mule? (think parents)
44. Who is Two-Tails?
45. Why is he afraid of the guns/shells?