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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 does Kim "prophesy" to the Chaplains?

2. Why is Chaplain Bennett uninterested in the lama?

3. What does the lama call the railway station as he looks at its layout?

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

5. What does Kim call the Curator at the museum?

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 agreement does Kim make with the lama in Chapter 1?

3. Where does Kim first go when he gets the Lama situated for the night?

4. Who is Kulu?

5. Who does Chaplain Bennett ask for help to question Kim, and what do they discover?

6. For what does the Buddhist lama Kim meets search?

7. Why is the cultivator and his wife going to Umballa and what do they offer to Kim and the Lama?

8. How does Kim play a prank on his hosts that night in Umballa?

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

10. What is the Grand Trunk Road?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not? Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Kim help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Kim? Why or why not. Use examples from Kim and your own life to support your answer.

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

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.

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