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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the main character of "The 'Mary Gloster'" want to be buried?
(a) In the Winville cemetery.
(b) In a simple wood box.
(c) At sea.
(d) Next to his house.

2. How do "The Hyenas" see the dead men they feed on?
(a) As a good source of protein.
(b) As a safe form of nourishment.
(c) As a danger.
(d) As a punishment.

3. What does the man in "The Ballad of the King's Jest" warn the King about?
(a) That his son will kill him.
(b) That his enemies are coming.
(c) That his mother wants to see him.
(d) That his wife is cheating on him.

4. Who asks questions of "Tomlinson" in heaven?
(a) St. Patrick.
(b) St. Matthew.
(c) St. Peter.
(d) St. Paul.

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

6. What are the people in "The Islanders" enslaved to?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Their own desires.
(c) Their fear.
(d) Other men.

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

8. What are the habits of the gypsies in "The Gypsy Trail" compared to by Kipling?
(a) Fish.
(b) Englishmen.
(c) Animals.
(d) Women.

9. Why are the hyenas not guilty of defiling the dead?
(a) They are not Christians or Buddists.
(b) They have no souls.
(c) They are too wild.
(d) They are animals.

10. What does Kipling say of those who worship Buddha in "Buddha at Kamakura"?
(a) That they will not go to heaven.
(b) That they need to be cast away.
(c) That they are as close to God as humans can be.
(d) That they need to be convertd.

11. What does the old Queen pray the young Queen will have?
(a) The love of those who serve her.
(b) Many male heir
(c) Courage to rule.
(d) A good life.

12. What are the young men in "Mesopotamia" dying for?
(a) A cause.
(b) Money.
(c) Country.
(d) For justice.

13. What is the bullet in "The Ballad of Boh Da Thone" made of?
(a) Telegraph wire.
(b) An old coin.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

14. Who does the old Queen ask the witnesses of the crowning to be?
(a) The Five Free Nations.
(b) The Three Free Nations.
(c) The Five Contiguous Nations.
(d) The Five Vasal Nations.

15. Who is tending to household duties in "The Sons of Martha"?
(a) Martha.
(b) Sophia.
(c) Marie Magdalene.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mulholland say he will do if God saves him in "Mulholland's Contract"?

2. Where does "Tomlinson" go in the Poem?

3. Who is "Ode" dedicated to?

4. What are the sons made to live according to Kipling in "The Sons of Martha"?

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

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