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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. How does the lama travel with Kim?

2. Where does Mookerjee take Kim?

3. What does Kim do in his Christmas holiday during his third year at school?

4. What does Colonel Creighton envision for Kim's future?

5. What does Kim do in his next summer after his second year at St. Xavier's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main purpose for the spies the British have recruited?

2. How does Kim get a letter off to Mahbub Ali?

3. Who has Mookerjee been stalking?

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

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

6. Who is set over to watch Kim, and how does the boy act?

7. How does Mookerjee trick the Russian and French spies?

8. Where is Kim sent at the beginning of Chapter 9 per Colonel Creighton's orders?

9. Who is Hurree Chunder Mookerjee and what is Mookerjee's response to observing Kim's training?

10. What unspoken agreement do Mahbub Ali and Kim reach when Kim travels with him during summer break from his first year in school?

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

Kim, now completely alone and having been schooled as a Sahib but then thrust into the world in the guise of a Buddhist priest, begins to question what his identity is and where he belongs.

Discuss, in depth, why Kim might be having an identity crisis about who he is and where he fits into the world. Use examples from Kim to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

An epiphany occurs when a Russian spy rips the lama's Wheel of Life from his hands, which incites the lama to violence.

Explain what is meant by the word epiphany in the above sentence and how that epiphany affects the lama’s life. Use examples from Kim to support your response.

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