Authors
Characters in "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Genres
Stories
Literary Terms
100

This is the author of The Hiding Place.

Who is Corrie Ten Boom?

100

This is the brave mongoose who protects a family from cobras.

Who is Rikki-tikki-tavi?

100

This is a work written by an author about himself.

What is an autobiography?

100

In this account, several characters develop and improve different methods of flying.

What is "The Wright Brothers"?

100

This is a visual component such as a photo, diagram, map, or art.

What is a graphic feature?

200

This is the author of "Rikki-tikki-tavi."

Who is Rudyard Kipling?

200

This is the boy whom Rikki befriends and protects.

Who is Teddy?

200

This is an online publication through which a writer or group of writers can share their opinions on one subject or on a variety of subjects.

What is a blog?

200

This poem contains an analogy comparing a dreary day to a depressing life.

What is "The Rainy Day"?

200

This is a component such as a title, section heading, table of contents, glossary, or index.

What is a text feature?

300

This is the author of In the Presence of My Enemies.

Who is Gracia Burnham?

300

This is the male cobra that threatens the household and is attacked by Rikki.

Who is Nag?

300

This is literature characterized by having absurd characters, actions, and ideas which frequently have a humorous effect on the reader.

What is nonsense literature?

300

This is an example of nonsense literature, containing many coined words.

What is "Jabberwocky"?

300

This is a word that is invented by the author.

What is a coined word?

400

This is the author of "The Good We Never Ask For."

Who is Randy Alcorn?

400

This is the vengeful female cobra whom Rikki killed.

Who is Nagaina?

400

This is poetry with no distinguishable rhyme, meter, or line length.

What is free verse?

400

This novel tells a survival story of a boy named Sam, who chooses to live off the land.

What is My Side of the Mountain?

400

This is a detailed comparison of one thing to another dissimilar thing.

What is an analogy?

500

This is the author of My Side of the Mountain.

Who is Jean Craighead George?

500

This is the timid muskrat who fears everything, and who warns Rikki about the cobras.

Who is Chuchundra?

500

This is an essay that focuses on moving the audience ot acceptance, action, or both.

What is a persuasive essay?

500

This account tells the story of a couple who endure a Muslim prison camp in the early 2000s.

What is In the Presence of my Enemies?

500

This is a challenge to the audience to do something about an issue.

What is a call to action?

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