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The poem at the beginning of the text describes--
a fight between two animals.
What happened to Rikki-tikki after the flood?
He was found by a family.
How does Rikki-Tikki feel about the family?
He likes how they treat him.
How did Rikki-Tikki spend time in the house?
exploring everything
When Rikki-Tikki is in the garden, he meets--
a cobra who ate a baby bird.
Why is Nag angry at Darzee?
He warned Rikki-Tikki.
When Rikki-Tikki encounters Karait, he--
fights Karait to protect Teddy.
What was Rudyard Kipling's most popular work?
The Jungle Book
How does the author characterize Chuchundra?
A muskrat who "never comes out into the middle of the floor, but always creeps round by the wall."
What is the mongoose named after?
his war-cry, "Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!"
What is one thing Rikki-Tikki is curious about in the bungalow?
Answers will vary; refer to paragraph 15. One possible answer: kerosene lamps
When they see Rikki-Tikki on Teddy's pillow, how do the parents react?
The mother doesn't like it, but the father thinks the mongoose will keep the boy safe.
"...his tail grew bottle-brushy at the thought of it" uses what type of figurative language?
metaphor
Describe Nag.
He's a "big black cobra, and he was five feet long from tongue to tail."
In Rikki-Tikki's first encounter with the cobras, what happens to Nagaina?
He bites her, leaving her "torn and angry."
When a mongoose's eyes glow red, he is ___________.
angry
