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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. What is "London Stone" about?

2. What god is the man being spoken about in "The Prayer" pray to?

3. What does the British soldier in "Mandalay" want to be sent back to?

4. Who appears to the man in "Our Lady of the Sackcloth"?

5. What does Kipling say the men in "Pirates in England" were not able to take away?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does "The Survival" speak of the passing of?

4. What does Kipling record in "Cain and Abel"?

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

6. What does the chauffeur talk about in "The Dying Chauffeur"?

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

8. What does "Fox Hunting" bring attention to?

9. What does "The Runes of Weland's Sword" tell of a sword?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of Kipling's focus on wars and battles in Kipling's poetry.

Essay Topic 2

Examine Kipling's use of references to individuals in the Christian Bible and its significance

Essay Topic 3

Choose a poem in which Kipling uses repetition and analyze its use.

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