Rikki-tikki-tavi
Which statement best describes Rikki-tikki's character?
Brave, loyal, curious
What part of the plot is it when Rikki follows Nagaina into her rat hole (former den)?
Climax
After Rikki-tikki kills Karait, how does he feel?
Confident
Which of the following statements about conflict can be logically assumed based on the story?
Conflict cannot always be avoided.
In "Rikki-tikki-tavi," a flood takes Rikki from his home to the care of an English family. In what part of the plot does the flood take place?
Exposition
One theme of the story
Good overcomes evil.
This story is set in what country?
India
The main antagonists in this story are...
Nag and Nagaina
Which foreshadowing detail does Rudyard Kipling include that helps create suspense?
Nag and Nagaina have a nest of eggs that will hatch very soon.
What is one difference between Rikki and Nagaina?
Nagaina only wants to protect herself and her family, but Rikki wants to protect all the creatures of the house and garden.
After Rikki-tikki kills Nag, you can logically predict that...
Nagaina will try to get revenge.
The protagonist of the story is ...
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
What is a difference between Rikki-tikki-tavi and Nag?
Rikki-tikki doesn't mind a physical fight with Nag to protect those he loves, but Nag would rather not fight Rikki-tikki.
One moment of suspense occurs in the story when...
Rikki-tikki hears the faint scratch of a snake's scales on brickwork.
Which part of the plot is it when Nag hides out and tries to kill Teddy's father?
Rising Action
What part of the plot is it when Nagaina holds Teddy/family hostage & Rikki reveals that he has her last king cobra egg?
Rising action
By the end of the story, how does Teddy's mom feel about Rikki?
She is grateful that Rikki saved her family's life and doesn't mind him sleeping in the same room with Teddy.
Rikki is at a disadvantage when he goes down with Nagaina into the rat hole that led to the den where she and Nag used to live because...
he never knew when it would open up and allow her to strike at him.
When Teddy's family first finds the young mongoose, Rikki-tikki is...
nearly dead after having survived a flood.
The narrator makes the animal characters seem human by...
telling how the animals have strong loyalties and conflicts.
Who announces to the garden animals that Nagaina is dead?
the Coppersmith
You can predict that Rikki-tikki and Teddy will have a friendly relationship when Rikki-tikki...
tickles Teddy under the chin at the table.
Which of the following does Rikki-tikki know is a mongoose's business in life... .
to fight and eat snakes.
