Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

At the beginning of "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", which characteristic does Rikki-Tikki display as soon as he warmed up to his new human family?

• Anger
• Bravery
• Curiosity
• Laziness 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Based on the following passage, what do you think it means when the tail of an animal like Rikki-Tikki grows "bottlebrushy"? -->"This is a splendid hunting ground," Rikki-Tikki said, and his tail grew bottlebrushy at the thought of it.

• The animal is hungry.
• The animal is happy and excited.
• The animal is lost and afraid.
• The animal is alert.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

At the beginning of the story, the readers are introduced to the conflict called the "great war". Whom are in conflict?

• Nag and Nagaina, and Teddy
• Nag and Nagaina, and Rikki
• Nag, Darzee and Chuchundra
• Darzee's wife and Nagaina

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Which event directly leads up to Rikki-Tikki's living in the house with Teddy and his parents?

• A snake attacks Teddy.
• Rikki eats a banana on the veranda.
• A summer flood washes Rikki out of his burrow.
• Darzee tells Rikki about his lost baby bird.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which statement best describes Rikki's character?

• He is cautious and selfish.
• He is fierce and bloodthirsty.
• He is brave and loyal.
• He is shy and easily scared.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why is Rikki-Tikki not afraid of fighting the snakes?

• He instinctively knows how to fight them.
• His mother taught him how to fight cobras.
• Many of his childhood friends were snakes.
• Darzee and his wife tell him how to fight.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Why does Nag hide in the bathroom?

• He wants to surprise the mongoose by attacking him in the house.
• He is angry at his wife and wants to get away from her.
• He is lost and wants to wait until daylight to find his way out of the house. 
• He wants to kill the Big Man when he comes into the bathroom in the early morning.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

The narrator makes the animal characters seem human by __________

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Symbolism
• Personification

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Based on the following quotation, what can you infer --> "Though Rikki-Tikki had never met a live cobra before, his mother had fed him on dead ones, and he knew that all a grown mongoose's business in life was to fight and eat snakes. Nag knew that, too, and at the bottom of his cold heart he was afraid."

• Rikki-Tikki will return to his mother and again eat dead cobras.
• Nag and Rikki-Tikki know that they are natural enemies.
• Rikki-Tikki doesn't believe in killing snakes, even though his mother taught him.
• Nag is afraid of Rikki and wishes to make peace.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why do Nag and Nagaina want to do away with the entire English family?

• They resent the English for taking over India and making it a British colony.
• They believe that once the family is gone, Rikki-Tikki will leave and they will be safe.
• They know how much Rikki-Tikki loves the English family and they want to hurt Rikki by killing the family.
• They want to starve Rikki of the food that the family provides for him.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10