Rikki Tikki Tavi

Rikki-tikki hunts down Nagaina mainly because

• she plans to attack Teddy.
• he is still hungry.
• he will not be satisfied until every cobra in the garden has been killed.
• he wants to prove himself to the family because the family has been good to him.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The climax of "Rikki-tikki-tavi" occurs when

• Rikki-tikki saves Teddy from Karait's attack.
• Rikki-tikki fights with Nag.
• Rikki-tikki fights with Nagaina.
• Rikki-tikki makes sure another cobra never enters the garden

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following events occurs during the resolution of "Rikki-tikki-tavi"?

• Darzee's wife fools Nagaina
• Rikki-tikki cracks all of Nagaina's eggs except one
• The birds and the frogs announce Rikki-tikki's victory.
• Rikki-tikki makes sure that a cobra never again enters the garden.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Rikki Tikki bring Nagaina's last egg onto the veranda? 

• To distract Nagaina 
• To eat it because he is hungry
• To save it
• To show it to the family

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

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 wants to kill Teddy's father when he comes to the bathroom in the morning.
• He is lost and wants to wait until daylight to find his way out of the house.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the setting of Rikki Tiki Tavi?

• The bungalow

• An Indian reservation

• The STAAR Test

• Darzee's nest

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

Why is Rikki worried about Nagaina's eggs hatching?

• He won't have any food

• Rikki is worried because all mongooses worry about everything

• He will have more animals to protect

• There will be more danger in the garden and around the bungalow

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.6

Where were the cobra eggs kept?

• in the snake burrow
• in the melon patch
• in the garden
• under the veranda

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1