Rikki Tikki Tavi

At the beginning of "Rikki-tikki-tavi," which characteristic does Rikki-tikki display as he runs around the bungalow?

• greed
• bravery
• curiosity
• laziness

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

After Rikki-tikki kills Karait, how does he feel?

• confident
• anxious
• jealous
• hungry

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which statement best describes Rikki-tikki's character?

• He is cautious and selfish
• He is fierce and bloodthirsty
• He is brave and loyal
• He is loving and shy

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The central conflict in "Rikki-tikki-tavi" is between

• The English family and the snakes
• Darzee and the cobras
• Rikki-tikki and the cobras
• Rikki-tikki and Karait

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

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.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The birds and frogs rejoice and sing, “Ding-dong-tock! Nag is dead! Dong-- Nagaina is dead!” In what part of the plot does this event take place?

• during the rising action
• during the falling action 
• during the exposition
• during the climax

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

In “Rikki-tikki-tavi,” a flood takes Rikki-tikki from his home to the care of an English family. In what part of the plot does the flood take place?

• resolution

• rising action

• exposition

• falling action

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

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following is a potential theme for this story?

• A mongoose will always beat a cobra
• Protect your family and those close to you
• Cobras can be dangerous, but a mongoose is smarter
• Animals can be characters in stories

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3