"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"

The flood that takes Rikki-tikki from his home to Teddy's family is part of the story's...

• climax
• falling action
• resolution
• exposition

What can you predict from this passage?
"No," said mother, "let's take him in and dry him.  Perhaps he isn't really dead."

• Rikki-tikki will soon die
• Rikki will probably survive
• the mother will become Rikki's only friend
• Rikki will meet the challenges of the snakes

What does it mean when Rikki's tail grows "bottlebrushy"?
"This is a splendid hunting ground," Rikki said, and his tail grew bottlebrushy at the thought of it....

• He's happy and excited
• He's hungry
• He's lost and afraid
• He's alert

The central conflict of the story is between

• the English family and the snakes
• Darzee and the cobras
• Rikki and the cobras
• Rikki and Karait

Nagaina is Nag's

• wife
• father
• sister
• nickname

After Teddy's father beats the dead Karait, Rikki thinks "What is the use of this?  I have settled it all." This thought shows that Rikki feels

• confident
• annoyed
• jealous
• defeated

Why do Nag and Nagaina want to get rid of Teddy's family?

• They resent the family because they invaded their land.
• Once the family is gone, Rikki will leave, and they can take over the garden.
• Rikki loves the family and they want to break his spirit
• They hope to deprive Rikki of his main source of food.

Rikki's main reason for hunting down Nagaina is that

• she has plans to attack Teddy
• he's still hungry
• her eggs are about to hatch
• he feels he needs to prove himself to the family

Rikki's main helper in his fight with Nagaina is

• Darzee
• Darzee's wife
• Teddy
• Teddy's father

The climax of the story is

• Rikki's fight with Karait
• Rikki's fight with Nag
• Rikki's fight with Nagaina
• Rikki's reunion with the English family