Rikki-tikki-tavi

At the beginning of the story, what forced Rikki-tikki-tavi out of the burrow, where he lived with his father and mother?

• a dark winter storm

• a heavy spring shower

• a brisk fall wind

• a high summer flood

On his first day in the bungalow, what did Rikki-tikki-tavi do?

• fight the pet cat

• roam and explore the house

• bite Teddy

• make a mess of the kitchen

What did Nagaina do when she first saw Rikki-tikki-tavi in the garden?

• tried to kill him

• pretended to be his friend

• hid her eggs in the melon patch

• watched him from afar

What happened when Rikki-tikki-tavi became angry?

• his tail shook

• his voice got loud

• his eyes turned red

• his claws came out

How did Rikki-tikki-tavi find out that Nag was going to kill his family in the bungalow?

• Darzee warned him

• Rikki-tikki-tavi woke to noises during the night

• Chuchundra woke him up

• Rikki-tikki-tavi overheard Nag and Nagaina talking about the plan

Who was singing a sing of triumph for Rikki-tikki-tavi?

• Chua

• Darzee

• Nagaina

• Chuchundra

How did Darzee's wife help Rikki-tikki-tavi distract Nagaina?

• by pretending to be injured

• by singing a beautiful song

• by talking to her about Nag

• by asking her about her eggs

What made Nagaina forget about biting Teddy?

• Teddy's father dropped a piece of meat

• Nagaina saw Nag's body on the pile of rubbish

• Rikki-tikki-tavi snuck up behind her

• Nagaina saw her egg between Rikki-tikki-tavi's paws

What did Darzee do when Rikki-tikki-tavi chased Nagaina into the rat hole?

• she went in after Rikki-tikki-tavi

• she destroyed the rest of the snake eggs

• she called the rats for help

• she sang a very mournful song

The characters, setting, inciting incident are introduced in the first part of the story.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution