Rikki Tikki Tavi Selection Test

What kind of animal is Rikki Tikki in the short story?

• a cat

• a muskrat

• a weasel

• a mongoose

In "Rikki-Tikki", a flood takes Rikki-tikki from his burrow to a garden where an English family finds him. In what part of the plot does the plot does the flood take place?

• during the climax

• during the resolution

• during the falling action

• during the exposition

Based on this quotation about Rikki-tikki from the story "Rikki-tikki-tavi" and your prior knowledge, what can you predict will happen?

"No," said him in and dry him. Perhaps he isn't really dead".

• Rikki-tikki will soon die.

• Rikki-tikki will probably live

• The mother will become Rikki-tikki's only friend

• Rikki-tikki will fight Nag and Nagaina

At the beginning of "Rikki- tikki- tavi," which characteristic does Rikki-tikki display as soon as he has warmed up?

• greed

• bravery

• curiosity

• laziness

Based on the following passage from "Rikki-tiiki- tavi.' what do you think it means when Rikki-tikki's tail grows 'bottlebrushy"?

"This is a splendid hunting ground."[Rikki- tikki] said, and his tail grew bottlebrushy at the thought of it.

• The animal is happy and excited.

• The animal is hungry.

• The animal is lost and afraid.

• The animal is ready to run.

When Rikki-tikki first explores the garden in the story "Rikki-tikki-tavi," a conflict is introduced. Whom is the conflict between?

• Nag and Nagaina

• Rikki-tikki and Nag

• Rikki-tikki and Darzee

• Darzee and Darzee's wife

Who is Nagaina in the story "Rikki-tikki-tavi"?

• Nag's wife

• Nag's father

• Nag's sister

• Nag's mother

After Rikki-tikki kills Karait in the story "Rikki-tikki-tavi," how does he feel?

• confident

• tired

• jealous

• defeated

What prediction can you make based on your prior knowledge and this quotation from "Rikki-tikki-tavi"?

"Teddy's safer with that little beast than if he had a bloodhound to watch him. If a snake came into the nursery now--"

• The snakes are not a threat to Teddy.

• Rikki-tikki will fail to protect Teddy from a snake attack.

• Rikki-tikki will protect Teddy from a snake attack.

• Rikki-tikki will attack Teddy.

The birds and frogs rejoice, and the Coppersmith sings, "Ding-dong-tock! Nag is dead- dong!" In which part of the plot of "Rikki-tikki-tavi" do these events take place?

• during the rising action

• during the falling action

• during the exposition

• during the climax