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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who realizes that God is the one who is in control in "What the People Said"?
(a) The gardener.
(b) The soldier.
(c) The plowman.
(d) The priest.

2. What is a reminder of those who died in "The Undertaker's Horse"?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His horse.
(c) His dog.
(d) His rake.

3. What does the main character of "One Viceroy Resigns" believe concerning the marks one can make on the world?
(a) It will be destroy by war.
(b) It will soon be forgotten.
(c) It is only meaningful to a few.
(d) It will stay in history.

4. How does the King reward the man in "The Ballad of the King's Jest"?
(a) He gives him money.
(b) He gives him land.
(c) He has him killed.
(d) He gives him a title.

5. What does the viceroy in "One Viceroy Resigns" share his wisdom with?
(a) A king.
(b) A young soldier.
(c) A younger viceroy.
(d) An older viceroy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kipling help the man learn about India?

2. Where is Mulholland forced to go back to after being saved in "Mulholland's Contract"?

3. Why is Jack Barrett sent to that remote place in "The Story of Uriah"?

4. What does "The Lover's Litany" indicate?

5. Who sits at Jesus's feet in "The Sons of Martha"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Captain O'Neil in "The Ballad of Boh Da Thone"?

2. What is Mullholland's pact with God in "Mullholland's Contract"?

3. What does "The Ballad of the King's Jest" tell the story of?

4. What does the journalist do in the poem, "Delilah"?

5. What does "The Lover's Litany" refer to?

6. What does Kipling write about in "The Undertaker's Horse"?

7. What does "The Declaration of London" refer to?

8. What does Kipling say about females in "The Female of the Species"?

9. What does "The Native Poem" describe?

10. What does Kipling's "Prelude" focus on?

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