Characters
Who is the main character in Tiger Boy?
Who is Neel?
Where does Tiger Boy take place?
A. The Sundarbans
B. Bangladesh
C. New Delhi, India
D. United Kingdom
A. The Sundarbans
What event starts Neel's adventure?
The discovery of the tiger cub
What subject does Neel struggle with in school?
math
What technique is used when Neel's heart is described as "racing like a wild animal"?
A. Metaphor
B. Idiom
C. Similie
D. Personification
Similie
Who are Neel's two close friends?
Ajay and Viju
What type of environment is primarily featured in the story?
A. Jungle, forest area
B. Island
C. Mountains
D. Beach
A. Jungle, forest area
How does Neel plan to save the tiger?
A. finding the tiger before Gupta and his men
B. finding the tiger and taking her home
C. finding the tiger and letting Rupa take care of her
A. finding the tiger before Gupta and his men
Why does Neel's father, Baba, work for Gupta?
Baba works for Gupta so he can get money to help pay for a math tutor for Neel.
When Neel's father says something is "a piece of cake," he means it is:
A. Time for dessert
B. Very easy to do
C. Sweet tasting
D. Made of flour
B. Very easy to do
Who is the antagonist (bad guy) trying to capture the tiger?
Gupta
Where does Neel find the Tiger?
In a cave
What challenge does Neel face during his quest?
Possible answers: dealing with Gupta and his men
OR
figuring out how to get the tiger out of the cave
What is Neel's reward for returning the tiger cub?
He gets books from the rangers.
The text says Neel "hit the books." What does this idiom mean?
A. He damaged his textbooks
B. He studied hard
C. He dropped his books
D. He went to the library
B. He studied hard
What animal does Neel try to protect?
a tiger cub
What natural disaster threatens the village in the story?
A. tornado
B. earthquake
C. cyclone
D. hurricane
C. cyclone
What does Neel ultimately achieve by the end of the story?
Saving the tiger and getting the scholarship
How does Neel and Rupa get the cub out of the cave?
They put milk on clothing and themselves to lure the cub out
When the author writes that Neel "has a heart of gold," this means that Neel is:
A. Wealthy
B. Made of metal
C. Kind and generous
D. Looking for treasure
C. Kind and generous
How would you describe Neel?
A. Lazy and doesn't care about his family
B. Smart, cares about his family, has two good friends
C. Nice, friendly, and good friends with Gupta
D. All of the above
B. Smart, cares about his family, has two good friends
Where did the cub tiger escape from?
How does Neel's father change towards the end of the novel?
He decides to take Neel's side and bring the tiger back to the reserve instead of continuing to work for Gupta
Two PART QUESTION!!
Why do Neel's parents want him to take the scholarship?
Does Neel win the scholarship at the end?
Neel's parents want him to get a better education so he can get a better job that makes more money. This will help their family out.
Neel wins the scholarship!
In the text, when Neel's father says he's "between a rock and a hard place," what does he mean?
A. He is physically stuck somewhere
B. He has two difficult choices to make
C. He is looking for stones
D. He is building something
B. He has two difficult choices to make