Question

PLS HELP IN A TEST Read this passage from the poem “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” and answer the question that follows. “Rikki-Tikki, you are not going to eat her eggs? Not exactly; no. … If you have a grain of sense you will fly off to the stables and pretend that your wing is broken….” What does Rikki-Tikki intend to do, if not eat the eggs? A. give them to Teddy's mother to cook B. smash them to destroy the baby snakes C. tell the birds to bury them in the sand D.roll them away from the garden

Answer 1

B i believe. I took the quiz a few years ago but this story was a good one. Rikki Tikki is trying to get rid of the snakes and thus their children.

Answer 2

The answer is B) Smash them to destroy the baby snakes. Rikki-Tikki knew that if the snakes were to hatch they could kill a man or a mongoose. He intended to smash the eggs so that the would not be able to do any harm to anyone in the future. Cobras are very poisonous to humans so Rikki felt this must be done to protect his family.