RTT Test

Which part of the story arc does the following event happen? In the _____________________ of the story, Rikki-tikki explores his new home, meets some of the other creatures that live there—including a very dangerous one, and has encounters with some who wish to harm him.

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Resolution

Which part of the story arc does the following event happen? In the ____________________ of the story, you met a mongoose named Rikki-tikki-tavi and the family who adopts him.

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Resolution

Which part of the story arc does the following event happen? In the ___________________of the story, we find that Rikki-tikki survived and Nagaina is dead.

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Resolution

Which part of the story arc does the following event happen? In the ___________________of the story, we learned that Rikki-tikki remained in the garden, keeping the family safe.

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Resolution

Which part of the story arc does the following event happen? In the ___________________of the story, Rikki-tikki smashes Nagaina’s eggs and attacks her, grabs her by the tail, and follows her inside the cobra hole.

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Resolution

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

• a. a dark winter storm
• b. a heavy spring shower
• c. a brisk fall wind
• d. a high summer flood

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

• a. She tried to kill him.
• b. She pretended to be his friend.
• c. She hid her eggs in the melon patch.
• d. She watched him from afar.

What happened when Rikki-tikki-tavi became angry?

• a. His tail shook.
• b. His voice cracked.
• c. His eyes turned red.
• d. His tail fluffed.

How did Nag enter the bungalow?

• a. through an open window in the kitchen
• b. through the sluice in the bathroom
• c. under the crack of the back door
• d. through a hole in the floorboards

Who rules the garden?

• a. Nag and Nagaina
• b. Darzee and his wife
• c. Chua and Chuchundra
• d. Karait