Mowgli's Brothers

Shere Khan kills cattle and humans because

• They are tastier than other meat.

• He has a lame foot, so he is too slow to catch faster prey.

• He is afraid of elephants and buffalo.

• He is determined to rid the world of humans.

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From the moment Mowgli comes to the wolf cave as a baby, he is

• able to act exactly like a wolf.

• afraid of Shere Khan.

• hated by the wolf pack.

• not afraid of the wolves.

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The wolf pack obeys

• the leader of the pack and the Law of the Jungle.

• no one.

• Mowgli.

• the council rock.

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When the wolves repeat what others are saying and make capricious decisions, they are exhibiting

• pack mentality.

• onomatopoeia.

• similes.

• psychological profiling.

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When Mowgli stares down the wolves or pulls thorns from their paws,

• he is doing what Shere Khan wants him to do.

• it makes him very popular.

• it emphasizes that he is human and different from the wolves.

• it makes the wolves feel less powerful, which they do not like.

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Mowgli believes that he should be allowed to stay in the jungle because

• Shere Khan does not lead the pack and should not be allowed to decide.

• humans are always allowed to live in the Jungle.

• He obeys Jungle law and has always considered the wolves his brothers.

• He wants to.

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What does Shere Khan want, besides Mowgli's death?

• power and flattery in the wolf pack

• more food

• a prosthetic foot

• a family of his own

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How is Mowgli's feeling about fire different from the Jungle animals?

• He wants all the animals to start using fire to cook their food.

• He is more afraid of fire than the animals are.

• They only use it occasionally, but he uses it all the time.

• He is not afraid of fire, because he remembers lying next to it as a baby.

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What reasons does Akela give that the wolves should not cast Mowgli out?

• It would make the villagers get revenge on the animals.

• It would break Jungle Law.

• It would make Akela feel unsafe.

• It would bring dishonor on the pack.

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How does Shere Khan react when Mowgli fights back using the fire?

• He attacks Mowgli.

• He cries for the first time ever.

• He whimpers and whines in fear, because bullies are often cowards.

• He douses the fire with water.

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