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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. Who buys the lama a ticket to Umballa?

2. What flag does Kim see that makes him think a vision about him is happening?

3. What does a man who was illegally collecting bridge taxes affix to the bridge to convince travelers of the veracity of the tax?

4. What does Kim say the lama always wants when the lama pulls out his beads?

5. How old is Kim at the opening to the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kim react to the farmer's curses, and what does the lama say to Kim about Kim's reaction?

2. What does the lama believe about the Holy River?

3. What does Kim do when he sees the Red Bull, and what happens?

4. What is Kimball O'Hara's connection to the Red Bull?

5. What is said about Kim at the opening of the novel?

6. What does the lama lecture the soldier about and how does the soldier point out an inconsistency in the lama?

7. What is the significance to Kim of the Red Bull?

8. How does the farmer on the outskirts of Umballa first respond to Kim and the lama, and what changes the farmer's response?

9. What does Kim tell the priest who divines horoscopes about the hour of Kim's birth?

10. Why do the two clergymen not allow Kim to go back and serve the lama?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kim is taken out of school at the age of sixteen to be trained and join a spy network called the Great Game.

Do you think the men who took Kim out of school at sixteen to make him a spy were wrong to do this? Why or why not? Use examples from Kim to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an important part of what makes Kim interesting. Discuss the following:

Thoroughly discuss and analyze Kim. What are his strengths and weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he usually likable? Seldom likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas. Use the same criteria to thoroughly discuss and analyze Ali and Mookerjee.

Essay Topic 3

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action-driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

What do you think it means to say that a plot is character-driven or action-driven? Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why? Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character are developed to the same degree? Why or why not? What type of plot do you think Kim is? Explain your response.

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