It was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips. Mother Wolf lay with her big grey nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived. "Augrh!" said Father Wolf, "it is time to hunt again"; and he was going to spring down hill when a little shadow with a bushy tail crossed the threshold and whined: "Good luck go with you, O Chief of the Wolves; and good luck and strong white teeth go with the noble children, that they may never forget the hungry in this world."

Question

—“Mowgli’s Brothers,” The Jungle Book,
Rudyard Kipling

Which purposes does this part of the story serve? Check all that are correct.

It introduces the main character.
It introduces a problem the character faces.
It builds tension in the story.
It provides a solution to the problem.
It breaks the tension in the story.
It introduces the setting.

Answer 1

This part of the story serves the following purposes:

1. It introduces the main character. - Father Wolf is presented as a central character in the narrative.
2. It introduces the setting. - The setting of the story is established in the Seeonee hills during a warm evening.
3. It builds tension in the story. - The mention of the need to hunt again suggests an impending action or conflict, creating a sense of tension.

The other options do not apply to this excerpt directly:

• It does not introduce a problem the character faces.
• It does not provide a solution to a problem.
• It does not break the tension in the story.

So, the correct options are the first, sixth, and third.