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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the British soldier in "Mandalay" meet the woman he love?

2. Where does the woman in "Old Mother Laidinwool" return to as it gets cold and dark?

3. What do the bees in "The Bee-Boy's Song" want?

4. What does Kipling compare to the fall of the character in "The Four Angels" to?

5. What does the man in "The Ladies" think he learned everything there is to know about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "The Nurses" speak of?

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

3. What happens to Dinah in "Dinah in Heaven"?

4. What does Kipling embellish in "The Prodigal Son"?

5. What does Kipling advise his reader of in "The Comforters"?

6. What viewpoint is the poem "Wilful-missings" written from?

7. What pain does "The Burden" express?

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

9. What does Kipling note about power in "The Press"?

10. What causes more grief in "The Power of the Dog"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how Kipling used linguistic clues in his poetry and conclude how it added or detracted from his writing.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two poems based on historical events and compare the way they are written by Kipling.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Kipling's focus on Queen Elizabeth or Queen Victoria and why Kipling chose to focus on her in his poetry.

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