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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. Of what does Kim's friend Ali say Kim should take advantage?

2. Why do the spies' servants do to one spy?

3. What does the lama say traps the soul?

4. What does Kim get the spies' servants to believe?

5. How does the lama travel with Kim?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Kim and the lama react differently to being in the Northern lands?

2. What is Mookerjee's motivation in encountering the spies?

3. Why is Kim taken to see Huneefa when Kim is sixteen?

4. Where does Mookerjee take Kim, and what does the man give Kim?

5. What does Mahbub Ali say to Kim when he comes to visit?

6. What does the lama think about Kim's transformation of E23?

7. How does one of the spies ruin the lama's drawing of the Wheel?

8. How does Kim spend his next summer and then the Christmas holiday after that?

9. What artwork does the lama show Kim?

10. Who is Lurgan Sahib?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kim is an Irish boy whose father has passed away, and Kim been raised as an Indian by the owner of an opium den.

Discuss the differences between what happens to Kim, as an orphan in India in the late 1800’s and what would happen to Kim as an orphan in America in the present time. Use examples from Kim to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

Compare/contrast the characters of Kim and the lama. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast the characters of Mookerjee and Ali. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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