"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling Quiz and Answer Key (The Jungle Book)

Evaluate general reading comprehension and promote homework accountability with this plot-based quiz covering Rudyard Kipling’s short story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” from The Jungle Book. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key and copy of the narrative are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot:

• Rikki-tikki’s condition when Teddy first encounters him
• The motto of a mongoose
• A typical goal of a mongoose
• The father’s opinions of Rikki-tikki
• The species represented by Darzee
• The relationship between Nag and Nagaina
• A common misunderstanding about the mongoose
• The quality that makes Karait more dangerous than Nag and Nagaina
• How Rikki-tikki commits to maximizing strength and speed
• The characterization of Chuchundra
• Rikki-tikki’s attack on Nag
• Nag’s ultimate cause of death
• Rikki-tikki’s criticism of Darzee
• Rikki-tikki’s plan to destroy Nagaina
• Darzee’s initial reaction to Rikki-tikki’s plan
• How Darzee’s wife deceives Nagaina
• What the family is doing when Nagaina threatens them
• The fight between Rikki-tikki and Nagaina
• What awakens Rikki-tikki the night following Nagaina’s death