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Characters
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Elements of a Story
Vocabulary
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100

a curious and brave mongoose

Who is Rikki-tikki?

100

This is the country where the story takes place

Where is India?

100

When Teddy is about to be bitten by Nagaina...

What is the climax of the story?

100
Though Darzee would ____________ in fear at the sight of Nag, Rikki was not afraid.
What is cower?
100

the genre of "Rikki-tikki-tavi."

What is a short story? What is fiction?

200

The character who assists Rikki-Tikki in distracting Nagaina...

Who is Darzee's wife?

200

The ____________ and the mongoose are natural enemies.

What is a snake?

200
Darzee's wife distracts Nagaina while Rikki-Tikki-Tavi destroys the cobra's eggs...

What is the rising action?

200
The fire accidentally began to ___________ his fur, and he quickly woke up.
What is singe?
200

how Teddy's father kills Nag.

What is a shotgun?

300

a small snake killed by Rikki-tikki

Who is Karait?

300
these characters' eggs get eaten in the story
Who are Darzee and Darzee's wife's eggs?
300
The author tells us that Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, during a flood, is washed ashore inside the garden of Teddy's bungalow at a British encampment in India.

What is the setting, a part of the exposition of the story?

300
He walked with a proud _________ that showed how brave he felt.
What is gait?
300
the hero or main character of a story.
What is a protagonist?
400

this character kills Nag.

Who is Big Man (Teddy's father)?

400

Teddy's mother now adores Rikki-Tikki, thanks to his brave heroics in protecting her son and her husband.

What is the falling action and/or part of the resolution of the story?

400

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi takes on the brown deadly snake known as Karait.

What is the rising action of the story?

400

After Rikki-tikki almost drowned, the family put him by the fire to __________ him.

What is revive?

400

the villain of the story or one who opposes the the protagonist.

What is an antagonist?

500

a cowardly muskrat

Who is Chuchundra?

500

This is the action Rikki-tikki takes to avoid more cobras from growing in the garden.

What is destroying Nagaina's eggs?

500

Rikki-tikki dives into Nagaina's snake hole and defeats her.

What is the resolution?

500
Rikki also ___________ discovered Nagaina's eggs hidden among the melons.
What is cunningly?
500

the author of "Rikki-tikki-tavi."

Who is Rudyard Kipling?