The Jungle Book

How does the figurative language in paragraph 11 impact the passage as a whole?

• It explains Mowgli’s anger with the children.

• It reveals Mowgli does not believe in superstitions.

• It illustrates that Mowgli is fearful of living indoors.

• It shows the loneliness Mowgli feels living in the village.

Read the sentences from paragraph 1.

“What is the good of a man . . . if he does not understand man’s talk? Now I am as silly and dumb as a man would be with us in the jungle. I must speak their talk.”

What do the sentences reveal about Mowgli?

• Mowgli feels unhappy, but he is determined to succeed in the village of man.

• Mowgli feels helpless living in the village of man and wants to return to the jungle.

• Mowgli feels happy living in the village of man and wants to learn man’s language.

• Mowgli feels angry, but he tries to learn their language to prove the villagers wrong.

Part A

What is the meaning of the phrase "Law of the Jungle" as it is used in paragraph 5?

• the leader of the jungle

• the jungle where laws are kept

• the customs of the jungle animals

• a rule book for animals in the jungle

Part B

Which quotation supports the answer to Part A?

(the customs of the jungle animals)

• “It was not for fun that he had learned while he was with the wolves to imitate the challenge of bucks. . . .” (paragraph 2)

• “. . . Mowgli hauled it out by the tail, and helped to stack the pots for their journey to the market. . . .” (paragraph 7)

• “. . . the village head­man told Mowgli that he would have to go out with the buffaloes next day, . . .” (paragraph 7)

• “Mowgli, who naturally knew something about what they were talking of, . . .” (paragraph 8)

Read the sentences from paragraph 5.

Then the little children in the village made him very angry. . . . only the knowledge that it was unsportsmanlike to kill little naked cubs kept him from picking them up and breaking them in two.

What does the author’s metaphor reveal about Mowgli’s feelings toward the little children?

• Mowgli feels that the little children are acting immature.

• Mowgli feels that the little children are small and unprotected.

• Mowgli feels that the little children are angry and a waste of his time.

• Mowgli feels that the little children are not playing fairly and are acting like bears.

Read paragraph 6.

He did not know his own strength in the least. In the jungle he knew he was weak compared with the beasts, but in the village people said that he was as strong as a bull.

How does the author’s use of figurative language impact the meaning of the passage?

• by showing that Mowgli acts like an animal because he was raised by wolves

• by showing that the people in the village think Mowgli is very powerful for someone so young

• by suggesting that the people in the village think that Mowgli is forceful and respect what he has to offer

• by suggesting that Mowgli left the jungle because the beasts felt he was weak and lacked respect for him

Which quotation from paragraph 7 explains why Mowgli is chosen over the other villagers to herd the buffalo?

• “When the potter’s donkey slipped in the clay pit, Mowgli hauled it out by the tail, . . .”

• “. . . Mowgli . . . helped to stack the pots for their journey to the market at Khanhiwara.”

• “When the priest scolded him, Mowgli threatened to put him on the donkey too, . . .”

• “. . . he went off to a circle that met every evening on a masonry platform. . . .”

Read the sentence from paragraph 9.

. . . his body was inhabited by the ghost of a wicked, old money­lender, who had died some years ago.

Which word could replace inhabited as it is used in the sentence?

• birthed

• created

• demanded

• occupied

Which quotation supports the idea that Mowgli works hard to be successful in the village of man?

• “It was not for fun that he had learned while he was with the wolves to imitate the challenge of bucks in the jungle and the grunt of the little wild pig.” (paragraph 2)

• “‘Remember he can never till now have slept on a bed. If he is indeed sent in the place of our son he will not run away.’” (paragraph 3)

• “For three months after that night Mowgli hardly ever left the village gate, he was so busy learning the ways and customs of men.” (paragraph 5)

• “In the jungle he knew he was weak compared with the beasts, but in the village people said that he was as strong as a bull.” (paragraph 6)

Part A

What does Mowgli know that Buldeo does not?

• He knows the beast was a money­lender.

• He knows the truth about the tale of the tiger.

• He knows the cobweb was created by a spider.

• He knows the tiger limped because it was injured.