Rikki Tikki Tavi Review

Which event at the beginning of the story leads Rikki Tikki Tavi to the family?

• Rikki Tikki Tavi fights a brave war

• A flood washes Rikki Tikki Tavi out of his burrow

• Rikki Tikki Tavi escapes from a cage

• Teddy’s father offers Rikki Tikki Tavi a piece of raw meat

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Which animal showed the most courage in helping Rikki Tikki?

• Darzee, the tailor-bird

• Chuchundra, the musk-rat

• Karait, the dust brown snake

• Darzee's wife

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Who is telling the story of Rikki Tikki Tavi?

• Teddy

• Teddy's father

• A narrator who observes the actions of the characters

• Nag, after he has died

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Why does Nagaina turn to face Rikki Tikki Tavi instead of biting Teddy?

• Her husband Nag calls for her help

• She hears a gunshot

• Rikki Tikki Tavi has one of her eggs

• She does not want to bite the boy

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Who is the final enemy Rikki Tikki Tavi defeats?

• Nag

• Karait

• Nag's wife, Nagaina

• Chuchundra

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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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What is the theme of Rikki Tiki Tavi?

• You reap what you sew

• Don't count your chickens before they hatch

• Fight for what you believe in

• Love everybody

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What can the reader infer about Darzee and Deezar based on the end of the play?

• They are concerned about Rikki Tiki Tavi coming up the tree to kill them and take their eggs.

• They are elated that Rikki Tiki Tavi was around the keep the garden free from the threat of snakes.

• They hate that Nag and Nagaina are no longer in the garden.

• They are interested in preventing more snakes from coming into the garden by starting a snake watch committee.

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Who is the antagonist?

• Nag

• Darzee

• Nagaina

• Chauchundra

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What does the word 'bungalow' mean in Scene 1?

• A one story house with a thatch roof

• A mansion

• An apartment

• A treehouse

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