Rikki Tikki

What is the best summary of Rikki Tikki Tavi?

• A mongoose is accepted into the house of a family living in India. Snakes are trying to kill the family. With the help of some birds, the mongoose defends the family by killing the snakes and destroying their eggs.

• A snake is trying to find a place to hatch her eggs. A mongoose lives nearby. The snake tries to kill the family so the mongoose will leave. Eventually, the mongoose and the family move into a new house.

• A boy gets a mongoose as a pet. The mongoose is aggressive and hurts the boy. Two snakes come along and tempt the mongoose away from the bungalow. The snakes are able to kill the boy because the mongoose was not there.

• A mongoose is found by a family. Snakes are trying to kill the family. With the help of some birds, the mongoose defends the family by killing the snakes and destroying their bungalow.

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Which line of dialogue shows Nagaina's desperation?

• "When the house is emptied of people, Rikki will have to go away, and we will rule the garden."

• "A-h-h! Give it to me."

• "Give me the egg! Hiss. Give me the last of my eggs, and I will go away."

• "HIss. Are you sure there is something to be gained by attacking the people?"

What are the five parts of the plot in the series by which they happen?

• exposition, rising action, falling action, climax, resolution

• exposition, climax, resolution, rising action, falling action

• exposition, rising action, resolution, falling action, climax

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• resolution, rising action, climax, falling action, exposition

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What point of view is the story told through?

• 1st Person
• 3rd Person

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What happens in the very beginning of the story?

• Rikki gets separated from his family in a flood. 
• Nag kills Rikki's family. 
• Darzee persuades Rikki to live with Nag. 
• Teddy and Nagaina are best friends who find Rikki. 

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What type of animal are Nag and Nagaina?

• Birds
• Mongoose
• Cobra Snakes
• Humans

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How does Nag die?

• Rikki attacks Nag in the bathroom.
• The father shoots Nag with a gun. 
• Rikki attacks Nag in the bathroom A\ND the father shoots Nag with a gun. 

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In the end, what happens to Nagaina?

• Rikki follows her into her hole and kills her. 
• Rikki lets her escape with her lone egg. 
• Nag and Nagaina live happily ever after now that the humans and Rikki are now dead. 
• Rikki and Darzee go off and happily play in the meadow. 

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The hero or good guy in a story is considered the

• antagonist

• protologist

• protagonist

• anthropomorphism

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The villain or bad guy in a story is considered the

• antagonist

• protologist

• protagonist

• anthropomorphism

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