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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the lama carry with him constantly?
(a) A picture of his lama
(b) A chart that he thinks will help him obtain enlightenment
(c) An amulet that wards against devils
(d) A scroll with Buddha's sayings

2. What does Ali tell Kim cannot be changed?
(a) Being a white man
(b) Fate
(c) The path of the Buddha
(d) The future

3. To whom does Kim send word of his whereabouts?
(a) Mahbub Ali
(b) The laundry woman who raised him
(c) The leader of an Indian rebel group
(d) His supposed grandfather

4. For whom does Mookerjee say he is an emissary?
(a) The Rajah of Rampur
(b) The Catholic church
(c) The British governor
(d) The British military command of the north-central division

5. Where was Kim's watchdog born?
(a) India
(b) Ireland
(c) Scotland
(d) England

6. Why is the man under hot pursuit?
(a) He lied to his wife
(b) He beat up an enemy spy
(c) He stole some fruit
(d) He intercepted enemy documents

7. Where does Colonel Creighton accompany Kim?
(a) On a visit to the lama
(b) To the Irish orphanage
(c) To St. Xavier's
(d) On a visit to the laundress who raised him

8. Who shows Kim a letter from the lama?
(a) Chaplain Bennett
(b) Father Victor
(c) The cook who feeds Kim extra rations
(d) The clerk for whom Kim is running errands

9. What does Kim do in his Christmas holiday during his third year at school?
(a) Visits his grandfather in Ireland
(b) Travels to England
(c) Lives with General Creighton's family
(d) Trains with Sahib

10. What does the lama ever hope to obtain?
(a) Enlightenment
(b) A new apprentice
(c) A vision of the future
(d) Directions to the holy river

11. For what is the "Great Game" a colloquialism
(a) The wheel of time
(b) Reincarnation
(c) Espionage
(d) Chess

12. What is Sahib's occupation?
(a) Horse trader
(b) Tax collector
(c) Ship master
(d) Antiques and jewel dealer

13. Why is the lama happy to be up north?
(a) He loves marshland
(b) It is his homeland
(c) It is warmer
(d) It has many rivers to explore

14. Of what does Kim's visitor try to convince Kim?
(a) Kim should go back to England
(b) Kim should not desert those who have cared for him
(c) Kim should travel with the lama as it is the path of enlightenment
(d) It is best to go to St. Xavier's

15. Of what do Ali and Sahib convince Creighton when Kim is sixteen?
(a) That Kim should spend one full year in Ireland
(b) That Kim needs another year of schooling
(c) That Kim should spend one full year in England at the military academy
(d) That Kim needs no more schooling

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kim's watchdog treat Kim?

2. Who comes to visit Kim?

3. At what is Sahib a master?

4. What is Mookerjee's involvement with two spies?

5. With whom do the British believe the regions on the northern border of British India are allying themselves?

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