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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the character of "McAndrew's Hymn" try to make excuses for?
(a) His years of not going to church.
(b) His lack of morality in war.
(c) His behavior toward god.
(d) His years neglecting his children.

2. What queen is inaugurated in "The Young Queen" ?
(a) The new Queen of England.
(b) The new Queen of Austria.
(c) The new Queen of Russia.
(d) The new Queen of Australia.

3. Whose lives does "The Masque of Plenty" describe?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Sailors.
(d) Shepherds

4. Why is the sergeant in "Pharaoh and the Sergeant" sent to Pharaoh?
(a) To keep him in line with what England wants.
(b) To help him take down a rebelion.
(c) To present the respect of the King of Britain.
(d) To kill him.

5. Where is Jack Barrett sent to in "The Story of Uriah"?
(a) Quetta.
(b) Quancun.
(c) Qoranta.
(d) Qeso.

6. Where does "Tomlinson" go in the Poem?
(a) The river Styx.
(b) Portsmouth.
(c) Heaven.
(d) London.

7. What does the character in "The Ballad of the King's Jest" love to do?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Play golf.
(c) Talk.
(d) Travel.

8. What are the sons made to live according to Kipling in "The Sons of Martha"?
(a) The expectation of their parents.
(b) The consequences of their mother's actions.
(c) A life for God.
(d) An unjust life.

9. Who is the main character of "One Viceroy Resigns"?
(a) Lord Rick.
(b) Lod Darmuh.
(c) Lord Dufferin.
(d) Lord Sauron.

10. What are the main characters of "The Native Poem" taught to be respectful of?
(a) Their Queen.
(b) Their Army.
(c) Their parents.
(d) Their motherland.

11. What is the man in "The Lament of the Border Cattle Thief" use to stealing?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Goats.
(c) Cows.
(d) Steers.

12. Who is the main character in "McAndrew's Hymn"?
(a) A dying king.
(b) An old soldier.
(c) A young woman.
(d) An old seaman.

13. What is Boanerges Blitzen 's stature in his profession?
(a) He is less than famous.
(b) He is the main scholar of his profession.
(c) He is well known.
(d) He is the leader of a faction.

14. Where is the poem "Cruisers" located?
(a) On a science vessel.
(b) On a cargo ship.
(c) On a warship.
(d) On a steamboat.

15. What do the widow and the mother in "The Gift of the Sea" ignore?
(a) The word of God.
(b) The cries of another child.
(c) The instructions of the mother's husband.
(d) The warning of a priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mulholland forced to go back to after being saved in "Mulholland's Contract"?

2. Who tells the people to rejoice in "What the People Said"?

3. Who are the soldiers in "Hymn Before Action" praying for?

4. What reassembles in "The Declaration of London"?

5. Why is "Tomlinson" sent back to earth?

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