Rikki Tikki Tavi Sections 1-3 Quiz

According to this story, what two animals is a mongoose like?

• A tailorbird and a rabbit.
• A cat and a weasel.
• A rabbit and a weasel.
• A muskrat and a cat.

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Which event directly leads up to Rikki-tikki's living in the house with Teddy and his parents?

• A snake attacks Teddy.
• Rikkis eats a banana on the veranda.
• A summer flood washes Rikki out of his burrow.
• Darzee tells Rikki about his lost baby.

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Why is Rikki-tikki not afraid of fighting the snakes?

• He instinctively knows how to fight them.
• His mother taught him how to fight cobras.
• Many of his childhood friends were snakes.
• Darzee and his wife tell him how to fight.

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The hero or good guy in a story is considered the

• antagonist

• protologist

• protagonist

• anthropomorphism

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The villain or bad guy in a story is considered the

• antagonist

• protologist

• protagonist

• anthropomorphism

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What was the setting of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?

• A bungalow.

• A garden.

• A military base in India.

• A small habitat in the forest.

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When Teddy’s family first finds the young mongoose, Rikki-tikki is...

• A. wounded from battling Nag in the garden
• B. too young to even feed himself properly
• C. tired from the long journey he has made to their home
• D. nearly dead after having survived a flood

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At the beginning of "Rikki-tikki-tavi," which characteristic does Rikki-tikki display as he runs around the bungalow?

• greed
• bravery
• curiosity
• laziness

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Based on the following passage, what do you think it means when the tail of an animal like Rikki-Tikki grows "bottlebrushy"? -->"This is a splendid hunting ground," Rikki-Tikki said, and his tail grew bottlebrushy at the thought of it.

• The animal is hungry.
• The animal is happy and excited.
• The animal is lost and afraid.
• The animal is alert.

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At the beginning of the story, the readers are introduced to the conflict called the "great war". Whom are in conflict?

• Nag and Nagaina, and Teddy
• Nag and Nagaina, and Rikki
• Nag, Darzee and Chuchundra
• Darzee's wife and Nagaina

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