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Test WEDNESDAY!
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Warm-up: Vocabulary Review
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Write one sentence for each of your
vocabulary words. You will have five
sentences when you are finished.
 Immensely
 Valiant
 Gait
 Cowered
 Consolation
Rikki-tikki-tavi’s conflicts:
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What three conflicts did he face? Write the
answers, in order, on your warm-up sheet.
 1. Rikki vs. _______________
 2. Rikki vs. _______________
 3. Rikki vs. _______________
Rikki-tikki-tavi’s conflicts:

What three conflicts has he faced so far?
 1. Rikki vs. nature (flood)
 2. Rikki vs. Nag and Nagaina
 3. Rikki vs. Karait
Question 1

What is a struggle or clash between
opposing characters or opposing
forces?

conflict
Question 2

Why did Rikki think that Nagaina would
be more terrible than five Nags?

She had nothing left to lose.
Question 3

What was the stick that Darzee referred
to?

Bang stick—used by the big man
Question 4
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How were the
conflicts in the
garden settled?

Rikki defeated all of
the snakes and was
able to live
peacefully as a
house mongoose.
Question 5
Words to Own:
Definition—enormously
*immensely
Question 6

What is the final conflict, or climax, of
the story?
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Rikki defeats Nagaina in the cobra hole.
Question 7
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Words to Own:
 Definition—crouched and trembled in fear
 Cowered
Question 8
Explain how Rikkitikki comes to
Teddy’s home.
He is washed away
from his home and
parents in a summer
flood.
Question 9
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Why is it “the hardest thing in the world
to fight a mongoose?”

It is hard to frighten a mongoose
because they are very curious.
Question 10

Words to Own:
 Definition—way of walking or running
 Gait
Question 11

Whom does Rikki fight in the great war?

He fights Nag, Nagaina, and Karait.
Question 12
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Words to Own:
 Definition—brave and determined
 Valiant
Question 13

Rikki-tikki fights alone, but gets some
help from friends. Who helps him?
(three characters)

Darzee, Chuchundra, Darzee’s wife
Question 14

Words to Own:
 Definition—comfort
 Consolation
Question 15
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What does Rikki-tikki do with Nagaina’s
eggs?

He bites off the top of the eggs and
crushes the young cobras.
Question 16

What is the motto of the mongoose
family?
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“ Run and find out.”
Question 17
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What is the setting of the story?
*An army base in India.
Question 18
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What annoys Rikki-tikki about Darzee?

Rikki is annoyed by his singing and the
fact that Darzee calls him a hero.
Question 19

Name one thing Rikki does to live up to
the mongoose family motto.
Question 20

Who did Nag plan on killing first in the
family’s home?

The big man
Question 21

What do Nagaina and Darzee’s wife
have in common?

They both take action when their
husbands fail.
Question 22
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How does the narrator make the animals
seem human?

The narrator explains how the animals in
the garden communicate.