Rikki Tikki Tavi

What is the name of the human boy Rikki protects?

• Teddy
• Tommy
• Timmy
• Todd

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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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CCSS.RI.6.10

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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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Which statement best describes Rikki-tikki's character?

• He is cautious and selfish
• He is fierce and bloodthirsty
• He is brave and loyal
• He is loving and shy

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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The central conflict in "Rikki-tikki-tavi" is between

• The English family and the snakes
• Darzee and the cobras
• Rikki-tikki and the cobras
• Rikki-tikki and Karait

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CCSS.RI.6.10

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Why do Nag and Nagaina want to do away with the entire English family?

• They resent the English as conquerors of their land.
• They believe that once the family is gone, Rikki-tikki will leave and they will be safe.
• They know how much Rikki-tikki loves the English family and hope to break his spirit.
• They hope to deprive Rikki-tikki of his main source food.

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Rikki-tikki hunts down Nagaina mainly because

• she plans to attack Teddy.
• he is still hungry.
• he will not be satisfied until every cobra in the garden has been killed.
• he wants to prove himself to the family because the family has been good to him.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What happened to Nag's dead body?

• it was buried
• the humans put it on a post as a warning to other snakes
• Nagaina took it back to the burrow
• it was tossed on the rubbish heap

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

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Where were the cobra eggs kept?

• in the snake burrow
• in the melon patch
• in the garden
• under the veranda

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Who helps Rikki by distracting Nagaina?

• Darzee
• Darzee's wife
• Chuchundra
• Teddy

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