abstract illustration of Mowgli walking through the jungle with Bagheera, Gray Brother, and Baloo

The Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling

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The Jungle Book Overview Quiz

Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book is one of the most famous children's books of the nineteenth century. The story of Mowgli, the child raised and adopted by wolves, is one that has delighted readers for generations. See if your Disney movie memory matches up with the original book and test your knowledge of this classic with eNotes' The Jungle Book Overview Quiz! 

  1. What does Purun Baghat notice and warn the villagers of that saves their lives?

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  2. What marvel does Toomai of the elephants witness?

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  3. What does Rikki-tikki-tavi, a mongoose, kill to save humans?

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  4. How does Shere Khan die?

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  5. How does Mowgli get separated from the pack?

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  6. Who teaches Mowgli how to hold on to his humanity?

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  7. What is the one thing Shere Khan the tiger fears?

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  8. What does Mowgli say he will bring Kaa the serpent in gratitude for assisting in his rescue?

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  9. What prophecy does Kotick hear from the Sea Cow?

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  10. In "How Fear Came," what calamity does the second judge, Gorilla, bring to the jungle?

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