Reread the first two paragraphs of the text. Name three things that you know about Rikki-tikki-tavi from the outset of the story. Cite details directly from the text. One thing is that Rikki-tikki is single hand fighter. That he did not fight alone though, he had Darzee the tail bird to help and Chuchundra, the muskrat. Also that his war cry as he scuttled through the long grass was Rikki-tikk- tikki-tikki-tchk! But Rikki-tikki did most of the fighting. A cantonment is a military base in India. Based on the language in the first paragraphs describing Rikki’s actions why is it fitting that this story takes place in a cantonment? It’s fitting because mongooses can be originated in India other than Asia and Africa.
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How does Rikki know how to behave in the bungalow? What does Rikki’s action in these paragraphs demonstrate about his attitude toward being there? What is Rikki’s first impression of the garden? How does this change when he meets Darzee? Rikki-tikki knows how to behave in a bungalow because his mother used to live in a general's house, and she taught him how to behave. What action in these paragraphs demonstrate about his attitude toward being there is how he just climbs on everyone's shoulders and keeps the family safe. Rikki’s first impression of the garden is it being very big and being very lush and green. It changes when he meets Darzee because Darzee tells him about Nag, and that he eat his …show more content…
What does this conversation reveal about their differences? Who is the true mastermind? This conversation reveal that their differences are that Nagaina is smarter than Nag. She is also the mastermind
Reread the description of the fight between Nag and Rikki. What do you notice about the length of the sentences in this description? Does this contribute to the feeling of this section? I noticed that the length of the sentences are not very long.This does not contribute to the feeling of this section Toward the end of the story, Rikki demands of Nagaina, “What price for a young snake’s egg? For a young cobra? For a young king cobra? For the last-the very last of the brood?” What point is Rikki making to Nagaina? How do these four questions build to emphasize his point? The point reviews making to Nagaina is that what price Nigeria is going to take for the life of her last young Cobra. Need for question buildup to emphasize this point by saying that he has the last egg and will kill it.
Darzee’s wife helps Rikki defeat Nagaina in two ways. What are these two ways? Why is Darzee’s wife wiser that Darzee? The first way that Darzee’s wife saves Rikki is that she warned him from Nagaina behind him. the other is that she faked her being being broken to get Nagaina out of the
How does Rikki know how to behave in the bungalow? What does Rikki’s action in these paragraphs demonstrate about his attitude toward being there? What is Rikki’s first impression of the garden? How does this change when he meets Darzee? Rikki-tikki knows how to behave in a bungalow because his mother used to live in a general's house, and she taught him how to behave. What action in these paragraphs demonstrate about his attitude toward being there is how he just climbs on everyone's shoulders and keeps the family safe. Rikki’s first impression of the garden is it being very big and being very lush and green. It changes when he meets Darzee because Darzee tells him about Nag, and that he eat his …show more content…
What does this conversation reveal about their differences? Who is the true mastermind? This conversation reveal that their differences are that Nagaina is smarter than Nag. She is also the mastermind
Reread the description of the fight between Nag and Rikki. What do you notice about the length of the sentences in this description? Does this contribute to the feeling of this section? I noticed that the length of the sentences are not very long.This does not contribute to the feeling of this section Toward the end of the story, Rikki demands of Nagaina, “What price for a young snake’s egg? For a young cobra? For a young king cobra? For the last-the very last of the brood?” What point is Rikki making to Nagaina? How do these four questions build to emphasize his point? The point reviews making to Nagaina is that what price Nigeria is going to take for the life of her last young Cobra. Need for question buildup to emphasize this point by saying that he has the last egg and will kill it.
Darzee’s wife helps Rikki defeat Nagaina in two ways. What are these two ways? Why is Darzee’s wife wiser that Darzee? The first way that Darzee’s wife saves Rikki is that she warned him from Nagaina behind him. the other is that she faked her being being broken to get Nagaina out of the