Story Animals
small carnivorous mammal with a long body and tail known to attack snakes
What is a mongoose?
The country where this story takes place
What is India?
A literary device in which the author drops subtle hints about plot developments later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
tailor bird who resides in the garden of the bungalow
Who is Darzee?
The name of the bungalow where the English family reside
What is Segowlee?
The part of the story where Rikki confronts Nagaina on the veranda before she is about to bite the boy
What is the climax of the story?
Dusty brown snakeling who heads toward the boy in the bungalow
Who is Karait?
Major river in the northern part of India on the right
What is the Ganges River?
A manner of walking or running
What is a gait?
The muskrat living in the bungalow
Who is Chuchundra?
The presence of a number of British families according to this story indicates India was this in the 1800's
What is a colony?
A state of grieving over death
What is mourning?
Two cobras who despise the family in the bungalow
Who are Nag and Naigano?
Rikki confronts Nag and Nagaino in this part of the bungalow when the young boy is threatened
What is the garden next to the bungalow?
The state of being brave
What is being valiant?