1. RIKKI TIKKI TAVI REVIEW
On your mark….

2. What two animals is a mongoose like?
Muskrat & cat
Cat & weasel
Rabbit & weasel
Tailorbird & rabbit
B Cat and weasel

3. How does the narrator make the animal characters seem human?
Shows how Rikki lives in the bungalow
Explains where the animals live in the garden
Explains that Rikki’s eyes grow red when he’s angry
Tells how the animals have strong loyalties to others D

4. Why does Nag hide in the bathroom?
He wants to surprise the mongoose by attacking him in the house
He’s angry at his wife
Wants to kill Teddy’s dad
He’s lost c

5. Which event directly leads up to Rikki’s living in the house with Teddy and his family?
A snake attacks Teddy
Darzee tells Rikki about his lost baby
A flood washes Rikki out of his burrow
Rikki eats fruit on the veranda c

6. Which event causes war in the story?
Nag and Nagaina fight with each other about their eggs
The family decides to rid the garden of all snakes
The cobras want to kill Rikki before he kills them
The cobras kill Darzee c

7. Who is Teddy?
The cobra
The tailorbird
The father
The boy d

8. Why shouldn’t a mongoose follow a cobra into a hole?
A mongoose is scared of the dark
The hole might open up allowing the snake to bite
The red ants might get him
The earth in the hole is too dark and moist b

9. Fill in the rest of the sentence: A full mongoose makes a________.
Happy mongoose
Slow mongoose
Quick mongoose
Lonely mongoose b

10. Darzee’s wife and Nagaina are similar because they both
Stay and care for their babies
Plot with their husbands to kill Rikki
Take actions when their husbands fail
Worry about humans near by c

11. What is a characteristic of Chuchundra?
Brave
Timid
Fearful
Angry
B and d
B and c f

12. Why do the birds and frogs rejoice at the end of the story?
They are afraid that Rikki might be killed
They are happy that the snakes are dead
They are trying to wake Rikki up
They are trying to communicate with Teddy’s mom and dad b

13. What does it mean when Rikki’s eyes are red?
He is excited
He is angry
He is fearful
He is sad b

14. True or False Nag and Nagaina plan to kill Rikki because he killed their young.
F Nag was already dead

15. True or False The final battle occurs between Nag and Rikki.
False - the final battle occurred between Nagaina and Rikki

16. True or False The plot of the story involves a mongoose who threatens humans.
F The mongoose wants to be a friend of the family

17. True or False At the climax of the story, Rikki puts himself in mortal danger by following a cobra into its hole. t

18. Why did the chant at the end of the story say Rikki had “eyeballs of flame”
Rikki lit the garden on fire
The bungalow burn down
Rikki’s eyes shot balls of flames
Rikki’s eyes grew red when he was mad d

19. Why did Rikki save just one egg?
He didn’t have time to finish – which led to the excitement at the end
Rikki knew it gave him power against Nagaina b

20. Which of the following was not a conflict in the story?
Teddy’s parents argue about keeping Rikki
The cobras eat one of Darzee’s eggs
The cobras plot to kill the family
Darzee builds his nest high in a tree d

21. Which of the following is true about conflict in the story?
Conflict can’t be avoided
Conflict is caused by lack of communication
Conflict is healthy
Conflict is caused by hurt feelings a

22. The climax of the story occurs when …
Nag hides in the bathroom
Teddy’s parents praise Rikki for saving Teddy’s life
Rikki smashes two eggs
Rikki follows Nagaina into the hole d

23. Valiant means
Comfort
Crouched down
Brave and determined
huge c

24. Consolation means
Enormous
Trembled in fear
Determined
comfort d

25. Impotent means
Immensely
Enormous
Powerless
Powerful c

26. Immensely means
Great
Valiant
Enormously
A tiny amount c

27. Cowered means Crouched and trembled in fear Comforting Powerful
To hide a

28. Foreshadowing means… The anxiety about what will happen next
A lesson about life in a story
Hints or clues about what will happen next
A series of related event in a story c

29. Suspense means… The anxiety about what will happen next
A lesson about life in a story
Hints or clues about what will happen next
A series of related event in a story a

30. Plot means… The anxiety about what will happen next
A lesson about life in a story
Hints or clues about what will happen next
A series of related event in a story d

31. Your essay!
Rikki Tikki destroys all of the cobra eggs, save one. The last egg is important for Nagaina because it represents her family’s survival. In the final conflict between Rikki and Nagaina, the cobra grabs the egg and carries it to her underground nest. How did Rikki’s actions foreshadow his final conflict with Nagaina? On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph that explains your answer. Support your ideas with details from the text.

32. Good luck Test is 100 points and the essay is 20 of those points
Good luck Test is 100 points and the essay is 20 of those points. Re read the story, read your foreshadowing and conflict notes, and take notes yourself. Review what you wrote on during the reading. Bring an AR book if you finish early.