The Jungle Book Quiz

How does Bagheera feel about Mowgli in The Jungle Book?

• He does not have any real concern for Mowgli.

• He wants to protect Mowgli as much as possible.

• He hopes to be good friends with Mowgli some day.

• He thinks Mowgli will be a strong member of the Pack.

Which detail best supports the way Bagheera feels about Mowgli?

• He suggests that Mowgli will be more fun to hunt when he is grown.

• He tells the Pack he will trade Mowgli for a bull so he can take care of him.

• Instead of talking to the others, he asks Baloo to speak about Mowgli.

• He tells the Pack its important to follow the Law of the Jungle.

Which best states the theme of this passage from The Jungle Book?

• Important decisions should be made by the leader of a group.

• Wild animals are right to see humans as a great threat.

• Animals and humans need each other to stay safe in the jungle.

• An outsider can learn the ways of others if they accept him.

Complete the chart below to show one way in which Mowgli is like the rest of the Pack in The Jungle Book and one way in which he is different. Copy phrases or sentences directly from the text when providing your answers.

• Mowgli is like the rest of the Pack because he is brave and resourceful.

• Different

• Mowgli is different from the rest of the Pack because he has a special connection with animals and can communicate with them.

• Different

• Mowgli is different from the rest of the Pack because he has a strong desire to explore the human village and learn about the human world.

• Different

• Mowgli is like the rest of the Pack because he is loyal and protective.

• Like

• Mowgli is different from the rest of the Pack because he was raised by wolves and not by humans.

• Like

Read these sentences from The Jungle Book: "There is no harm in a man’s cub. I have no gift of words, but I speak the truth." What does Baloo mean when he says, "I have no gift of words"?

• He feels his words are worthless.

• He does not have a present for the man’s cub.

• He does not express his thoughts beautifully.

• He fears the others will not understand him.

Select the two sentences that best describe how paragraph 12 fits into the overall structure of The Jungle Book.

• It shows that Akela is correct in saying that men and their cubs are very wise.

• It explains what Mowgli learns in the years after being accepted into the Pack.

• It describes how Mowgli would have called himself a wolf if he could speak.

• It gives the reasons the animals decide to accept Mowgli into the Pack.

• It hints at the trouble that the wolves will someday have with Mowgli.

Read this sentence from the story: "Now you must be content to skip ten or eleven whole years, and only guess at all the wonderful life that Mowgli led among the wolves." What does the narrator help the reader understand in this sentence?

• The rest of the story is about Mowgli as a grown boy.

• The rest of the story tells details about Mowgli's early childhood.

• The story tells about Mowgli only before he is accepted into the Pack.

• Mowgli's life was wonderful only when he lived with the wolves.