Rikki-tikki-tavi

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16 questions
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A cantonment is a military base in India. Based on the author's description of Rikkis's actions, why is it fitting that this story takes place in a cantonment?

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

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Read the following sentence:
"...it is impossible for a mongoose to stay frightened for any length of time, and though Rikki had never met a live cobra before, his mother had fed him on dead ones, and he knew that all a grown mongoose's business in life was to fight and eat snakes."
What does the author's use of the underlined phrase show the reader about Rikki?

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Why does Nag hide in the bathroom?

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Which of the following events causes the war in this story?

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The narrator makes the animal characters seem human by ---

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What effect does Rikki witnessing Darzee and his wife mourning the loss of their baby have on Rikki?

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Why does Darzee start singing a sad song when Rikki follows Nagaina into her hole?

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What evidence from the text best supports your answer to question 8?

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How does the authour use similar characterization for Darzee's wife and Nagaina?

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The birds and frogs in the garden rejoice at the end of the story because they are-------

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Select the two best examples of conflict or source of conflict in the story?

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Which of the following statements about conflict is true about the story

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The climax of the story occurs when ----

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Which of the following reasons best supports your answer for question 14? Select all that apply.

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All of the following events help resolve the conflicts in the story except ---.