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Rikki Tikki Tavi Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the title of the story?

4 lines
2.

Who is the author?

4 lines
3.

Where does the story take place?

a)

In a London townhouse

b)

On top of the Great Wall of China

c)

The bungalow and garden in India

d)

Mrs. Moss's classroom

4.

What is the conflict?

a)

mongoose vs cobras

b)

birds vs musk-rat

c)

humans vs humans

d)

boy vs mongoose

5.

Who is the main character?

a)

Teddy

b)

Nagiana

c)

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

d)

Chuchandra

6.

What type of figurative language is this an example of when describing Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: “He could fluff up his tail till it looked like a bottle brush…”

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

allusion

7.

Who are the antagonists?

a)

Darzee and his wife

b)

Chua and Chuchandra

c)

The cobra's eggs

d)

Nag and Nagiana

8.

Names three supporting characters.

4 lines
9.

What does immensely mean?

a)

to a great extent; extremely

c)

not at all

d)

to fill a bathtub with water

10.

What event leads to Rikki Tikki Tavi being washed away to the garden?

a)

A fight with another mongoose

b)

A summer flood

c)

Being chased by a predator

d)

An exploration gone wrong

11.

What is Rikki Tikki Tavi's attitude towards his new environment?

a)

Fearful and hesitant

b)

Curious and exploratory

c)

Aggressive and territorial

d)

Indifferent and uninterested

12.

How does Rikki Tikki Tavi show he is brave for the first time?

a)

By daring Nagaina to fight

b)

By saving Teddy from a snake

c)

By getting rid of smaller pests in the garden

d)

By facing Nag bravely

13.

Where in the house does Rikki-Tikki-Tavi bite Nag?

a)

In the kitchen

b)

Under the veranda

c)

In Teddy's bedroom

d)

In the bathroom

14.

How does Rikki Tikki Tavi change as the story goes on?

a)

He gets more careful and scared.

b)

He learns how important it is to work with others.

c)

He gets braver and better at keeping everyone safe.

d)

He decides to leave the garden to see new places.

15.

What is the climax of the story?

a)

When Rikki-Tikki-Tavi gets swept into the yard form the flood

b)

When Rikki-Tikki-Tavi challenges Nagiana in the bungalow

c)

When the fledgling falls from the nest

d)

There is no climax in this story

16.

What is the resolution?

a)

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi saves the family

b)

All the cobra eggs are killed

c)

Darzee's wife pretends to have a broken wing

d)

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi meets Nag

17.

What does cultivate mean?

a)

To join a cult.

b)

To prepare for crops or gardening.

c)

To cut into pieces.

d)

To ruin or destroy.

18.

Which piece of textual evidence best supports the theme of bravery?

a)

Rikki Tikki exploring the garden for the first time

b)

Rikki Tikki standing up to Nag and Nagaina

c)

The family discussing Rikki Tikki's presence in the house

d)

Nagaina plotting to harm the family