Rikki Tikki Tavi Comprehension

How does Rikki Tikki Tavi come to Teddy's home?

• He smells meat cooking on the outdoor grill.

• A flood washes Rikki out of his burrow, and he is rescued.

• He got lost from his parents.

• He wants to become a hero and fight snakes in the house.

Whom does Rikki NOT fight in the "great war"?

• Karait

• Nag

• Darzee

• Nagaina

True or False: Teddy kills Karait without any help.

• True

• False

True or False: Teddy's dad is the only character who helps Rikki.

• True

• False

What does Rikki do with Nagaina's eggs?

• Eats them

• HIdes them

• Gives them to Darzee and his wife

• Bites off the top of the eggs and crushes the young cobras.

True or False: Rikki destroys all of Nagaina's eggs.

• True

• False

Darzee's wife helps Rikki when she

• Asks Darzee to stop singing silly hero songs

• Tells Rikki where Nagaina's eggs are hidden

• Lures Nagaina away from her eggs and warns Rikki that Nagaina is threatening the human family.

• Alerts Rikki to the cobras' planned attack.

It is hard to frighten mongooses because they are

• very aggressive

• very curious

• eager to take risks

• they move quickly

What is probably the most dangerous and suspenseful choice Rikki makes in this story?

• Hang onto Nag's hood while he was being shaken senseless

• Damage Nagaina's eggs

• Chase Nagaina into the rat hole

• Challenge Nagaina as she was read to strike Teddy

Darzee the tailorbird annoys Rikki because he

• is feather-brained

• sings hero songs instead of focusing on the problems at hand

• doesn't always have the best ideas

• warns him about Nagaina being ready to strike