1.Who is the protagonist, or main character, in this story?

2.Why is it hard to frighten a mongoose?

3.How does Rikki-tikki act toward the humans?

4.Why does the mongoose decide to stay?

5.What is impossible for a mongoose?

6.What does Nag know about mongooses?

7.What does Rikki-tikki do to Nagaina?

8.What is Rikki-tikki unsure about?

9.Why is Rikki-tikki pleased?

10.Why doesn't Rikki-tikki eat Karait?

11.What amuses Rikki-tikki?

12.What does Chuchundra say about snake killers?

13.What are Nagaina and Nag planning to do?

14.What question does Rikki-tikki consider?

15.What happens to Nag?

16.What does Darzee sing?

17.Where are Nagaina's eggs?

18.Why does Darzee's wife agree to help Rikki-tikki?

19.What is Darzee's wife attempting to do?

20.What does Rikki-tikki know about baby cobras?

21.Where is Nagaina? What danger does she pose?

22.What does Rikki-tikki do to stop Nagaina?

23.What threat does Rikki-tikki make?

24.What does Rikki-tikki know?

25.What does Darzee assume will happen underground?

26.What happens underground?

27.What does Coppersmith do?

28.How does Rikki-tikki keep the garden?