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Rikki-Tikki
Short Story Writing
Mandeland
100

The planet where the story takes place

Venus

100

The name of the woman who carries the biggest rock

Delacroix

100

The present-day country where the story takes place

India

100
The two main components of "vivid imagery"

figurative language and sensory details

100

The poor area of Mandeland

Charlie

125

The number of years it takes before the sun comes out

Seven

125

The author of the story

Shirley Jackson

125

The name of the boy who Rikki-Tikki befriends

Teddy

125
Words used in dialogue that indicate who is speaking

Dialogue Tags

125

Kayhart Brown's sister

Alisha Brown

150

Something the sun is compared to in the story

a flower, a penny, a fire in the stove, gold, a yellow crayon, a coin (large enough to buy the world with)

150

The meaning of "Delacroix"

of the cross

150

The type of animal that Chuchundra is

A muskrat

150

Descriptions in dialogue of what characters do

Action Beats
150

The origin place of Bob the Penguin (the official name!)

Samsara Forest

175

The US state where Margot is from

Ohio

175

Teaching people (often children) to accept an idea without questioning or thinking about it critically

Indoctrination

175

A word used in the story meaning "brave"

Valiant

175

The part of a story where suspense is built

Rising Action

175

The most popular sport in Mandeland

footgolf

200

The author of the story

Ray Bradbury

200

A word used in the story meaning "equipment" (e.g. the black box)

paraphernalia

200

The motto of all mongoose families

"Run and find out"

200

The rule this quote refers to: "Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."

Show, don't tell

200

The day on which members of the Toko religion eat fish

September 15