Rikki­Tikki­Tavi, Fiction, Plot, Character Study Guide 1. What happens that causes Rikki­Tikki­Tavi to go live with Teddy and his family? A flood washes Rikki out of his home What part of the plot does this event happen (hint: Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Falling Action, or Resolution)? Exposition, because it is at the very beginning of the story 2. Who is the main character and Protagonist? ​
Rikki­Tikki­Tavi, because he is the hero What kind of animal is he/she? ​
A mongoose 3. Would you describe Rikki­Tikki­Tavi as selfish or would you describe him as loyal? ​
Rikki is loyal Would you describe him as curious or lazy? ​
Rikki is very curious 4. What part of the plot do the birds sing happily because the Cobra’s are dead (hint: Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Falling Action, or Resolution)? Falling Action, because it is after the climax where Rikki killed Nagaina 5. What does the word ​
revive​
mean? ​
It means “came back to life” 6. When Nag and Nagaina first entered the garden and then slithered away, could you predict that they might come back? ​
Yes Why? ​
Because Rikki got the best of that battle and it set up for more fighting 7. What part of the plot is used to catch the reader’s attention and get them interested in the story (hint: Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Falling Action, or Resolution)? Inciting Incident 8. What do you call the time and the place a story takes place? Where does Rikki Tikki Tavi take pace? ​
Setting, India, in a garden 9. What is the turning point of the story called (hint: Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Falling Action, or Resolution)? Climax Why is it called the turning point? Because it is the most intense part of the story; where the conflict is dealt with 10. What does the word ​
mourning ​
mean? ​
It means “expressing grief” 11. Who are the antagonist(s) in the story? ​
Nag and Nagaina How are they related to each other? ​
Nagaina is Nag’s wife 12. What happened to Karait? ​
Rikki killed Karait in the garden 13. What does the word​
immensely​
mean? ​
It mean’s “a great deal” or “very much” PLOT MAP: