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?
Question 2
2.
Which event directly leads up to Rikki-tikki's living in the house with Teddy and his parents?
Question 3
3.
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?
Question 4
4.
Why does Nag hide in the bathroom?
Question 5
5.
Which of the following events causes the war in this story?
Question 6
6.
The narrator makes the animal characters seem human by ---
Question 7
7.
What effect does Rikki witnessing Darzee and his wife mourning the loss of their baby have on Rikki?
Question 8
8.
Why does Darzee start singing a sad song when Rikki follows Nagaina into her hole?
Question 9
9.
What evidence from the text best supports your answer to question 8?
Question 10
10.
How does the authour use similar characterization for Darzee's wife and Nagaina?
Question 11
11.
The birds and frogs in the garden rejoice at the end of the story because they are-------
Question 12
12.
Select the two best examples of conflict or source of conflict in the story?
Question 13
13.
Which of the following statements about conflict is true about the story
Question 14
14.
The climax of the story occurs when ----
Question 15
15.
Which of the following reasons best supports your answer for question 14? Select all that apply.
Question 16
16.
All of the following events help resolve the conflicts in the story except ---.