Answer: Use complete sentences to respond to each question about your novel or short
story.
Title of short story or novel
Rikki Tikki Tavi
Author
Rudyard Kipling
Rising Action
Think about the protagonist of you novel or short story. List two actions the
protagonist takes that increase the conflict. Describe the results of each action.
Protagonist’s Action #1
Rikki Tikki was touring the family’s garden.
Result of Protagonist’s Action #1
He came across a bird in the garden that was mourning his loss of his baby bird
that was killed by the snake of the garden, Nag.
Protagonist’s Action #2
Rikki Tikki is curious about who is Nag and asks the bird
Result of Protagonist’s Action #2
The bird says that Nag is a cobra snake that wants to kill the bird
Think about the antagonist of you novel or short story. List two actions the
antagonist takes that increase the conflict. Describe the results of each action.
Antagonist’s Action #1
Nag was whispering his plan to his wife.
Result of Antagonist’s Action #1
Rikki Tikki heard the and once Nag was asleep he attacked.
Antagonist’s Action #2
As Nag was still asleep as Rikki Tikki was attacking he kept biting harder and
harder.
Result of Antagonist’s Action #2
Then, the big man shot Nag and he was died.
Climax
Think about the climax of your story. Describe the choice the protagonist makes
to change the course of the conflict.
Rikki Tikki decided that while Nag was asleep was the only chance he could get to
kill him.
Falling Action
Think about the falling action of your story. Describe one event of falling action
that directly follows your protagonist’s choice.
Once Nag was killed the garden and the household was saved until Naginia
attacked.
Explanation:
