“Rikki” Review

Question 1 Who is Rikki? A mongoose who gets washed up in a flood A venomous snake that fights a mongoose A young boy who finds a mongoose A human who fights snakes

Question 2 How does Rikki arrive at the family’s house? He gets caught up in a thunderstorm. He gets carried away in a flood. Teddy picks him up on his way home from school. He is looking for food and stumbles upon the house.

Question 3 What is the first conflict in the story? Rikki gets washed up in a flood. Teddy wants to keep Rikki-tikki as a pet, but his parents won’t allow it. Teddy’s discussion with Darzee None of the above

Question 4 What is the setting of “Rikki-tikki-tavi”? Texas Africa India The United States

Question 5 True or false? Teddy and his parents thought Rikki was dead when they first discovered him.

Question 6 What is the motto of the mongoose family? “Become a house mongoose.” “Don’t trust white men.” “Beware of snakes.” “Run and find out.”

Question 7 Who is Darzee? A small snake A mouse A tailorbird A muskrat

Question 8 Where did Rikki-tikki first meet Darzee? In the bathroom of the house On the front porch of the house In the garden None of the above

Question 9 Who is Nag? A king cobra and one of the garden’s major predators A tailorbird that lives in the garden Teddy’s father A muskrat that Rikki-tikki speaks with

Question 10 True or False? Nag lashes out at Rikki-tikki and tries to strike him during their first encounter with one another.

Question 11 What does Rikki do when Nagaina attempts to bite him? He runs and hides in a tree He goes after her with his sharp teeth He jumps in the air as high as he can He hides behind Nag

Question 12 Is Nagaina a stereotype or an individual? Defend/explain your answer.

Question 13 Who is Karait? A mongoose who gets washed up in a flood A venomous snake that fights a mongoose A young boy who finds a mongoose A human who fights snakes

Question 14 Why does Rikki-tikki choose to NOT eat Karait? He doesn’t want to. He wants to stay strong and quick. He can’t eat snakes. He doesn’t follow mongoose traditions.

Question 15 What piece of advice does Chuchundra give Rikki-tikki? He tells him that he needs to be the one to beat the snakes. He tells him to keep an eye out for the snakes. He doesn’t tell him anything directly. He doesn’t talk to Rikki-tikki

Question 16 How does Nag get into the house? He goes through the gutters. He crawls through the bathroom sluice. He never enters the house. He crawls through the kitchen sluice.

Question 17 Who said “But are you sure that there is anything to be gained by killing the people?” Rikki Karait Nag Nagaina

Question 18 Where did Nag hide in the bathroom? In the bath tub In a water jar Behind the door Under the sink

Question 19 What is Teddy’s mother’s name? They never said. Alice Allison Angela

Question 20 Who killed Nag? Karait Teddy Nagaina Rikki-tikki

Question 21 What conflict exists between Rikki-tikki and Nagaina? Man vs. society Man vs. self Man vs. man Man vs. nature

Question 22 Who said “Bother my white teeth! Have you ever heard where she keeps her eggs?” Rikki Karait Darzee Nagaina

Question 23 Where exactly does Nagaina keep her eggs? In the garden In a nest in the woods In the melon bed In a secret location

Question 24 Who is helps Rikki the most in his efforts to kill Nagaina? Teddy Darzee’s wife Darzee The “Big Man”

Question 25 Which event is part of the main climax? When Rikki-tikki fights Karait When Rikki-tikki kills The garden rejoices when the snakes are killed When Rikki-tikki is battling with Nagaina

Question 26 How is the main conflict solved? Darzee sings the change about Rikki-tikki Rikki-tikki chases Nagaina into the hole Rikki-tikki goes back to the family’s house Nagaina is killed by Rikki-tikki