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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. What do the men in "Wilful-missings" do during the war?
(a) He deserted.
(b) He died.
(c) He became a hero.
(d) He found God.

2. What can happen if one does not follow the rules according to "The Law of the Jungle"?
(a) He can be expelled from paradise.
(b) He can lose his sanity.
(c) He can be killed.
(d) He can be hurt.

3. What was Queen Mary according to Kipling in "The Looking-Glass"?
(a) Attractive and happy.
(b) Attractive, but unlucky and lonely.
(c) Ugly and unhappy.
(d) Ugly, but happy.

4. What does Kipling think of the punishment of Cain in "Cain and Abel"?
(a) It might not have been fair.
(b) It might have been too harsh.
(c) It was too leniant.
(d) It was too late.

5. What does the man in "The Return" say he did during his time in the army?
(a) He fled.
(b) He grew and matured.
(c) He hid.
(d) He went abroad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kipling think children of all origins can do in "To James Whitcomb Riley"?

2. What does Kipling say can bring memories in "Lichtenberg"?

3. What does "The Hour of the Angel" speak of?

4. What is "London Stone" about?

5. Who does Kipling accuse of doing the most damage to a religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "That Day" depict?

2. What is a man indicate in "Half-Ballade of Watervale"?

3. What is "Gallio's Song" based on?

4. What do bees threaten in "The Bee-Boy's Song"?

5. What sounds does Kipling write about in "The Way Through the Woods"?

6. What does "Back to the Army Again" detail?

7. What does "The Rabbi's Song" talk about?

8. What does "The Nurses" speak of?

9. What does a smuggler tell his wife in "A Smuggler's Song"?

10. What story does the poem "Our Lady of the Sackcloth" tell?

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