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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When do the elephant hunters get paid their wages?
2. How long does the elephant performance last?
3. When the seal hunters first see Kotick, what do they think?
4. What is a holluschickie?
5. Who is apprehensive about the elephant dance?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the danger of the cobras foreshadowed early on in Chapter Five?
2. Why is Little Toomai able to see the dance and not the adults?
3. Describe Petersen's character.
4. How does Little Toomai prepare for the possibility of an elephant dance?
5. Explain why is Darzee singing a mournful song at the end of Chapter Five?
6. Explain the differences between Little Toomai and Big Toomai.
7. What does it mean that Rikki saves Teddy from the first snake before his father can?
8. Explain the purpose of the elephant dance.
9. Describe the character of Kala Nag.
10. Describe how Rikki feels about the father and mother.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Kotick and his father, Sea Catch. How are they alike? How are they different?
Essay Topic 2
Who is the antagonist in The White Seal? In what ways?
Essay Topic 3
Describe how The White Seal is a Biblical allegory. Be sure to define allegory.
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