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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would the man in "A Smuggler's Song" answer any questions asked to him by the other character?
(a) By living.
(b) With lies.
(c) By telling the trust.
(d) With spite.

2. What does Kipling compare to the fall of the character in "The Four Angels" to?
(a) The stages of acceptance.
(b) The stages of death.
(c) The stages of blooming.
(d) The stages of life.

3. Why should people not give advice to others according to Kipling in "The Comforters"?
(a) If they have not been in the same position.
(b) If they want the person to learn from their mistakes.
(c) If they think they are better than the other person.
(d) If they are mad at them.

4. What do the bees in "The Bee-Boy's Song" want?
(a) To make honey.
(b) To know everything.
(c) To sting people.
(d) To pollinate flowers..

5. Who helps the king realize that he has the best job in the world in "The King's Job"?
(a) A group of noblemen.
(b) A group of soldiers.
(c) A group of small children.
(d) A group of women.

6. What does Kipling say the men in "Pirates in England" were not able to take away?
(a) British hopes.
(b) British archers.
(c) British resilience.
(d) British winds.

7. What does "The Married Man" point out the difference between?
(a) A man and a dog.
(b) A man and a woman.
(c) A married man and a soldier.
(d) A married and a single man.

8. What happens when St. Peter see Dinah react to the arrival of the person she was waiting for in "Dinah in Heaven"?
(a) Dinah is sent to hell.
(b) They are both sent back to earth.
(c) Both are accepted in heaven.
(d) Both are sent to hell.

9. Why are men inquisitive about snakes according to "Poison of Asps"?
(a) Because of the incident in the garden of Eden.
(b) Because they want to kill them.
(c) Because they are afraid of them.
(d) Because they want to understand God's creation.

10. Where does the British soldier in "Mandalay" meet the woman he love?
(a) On the boat to Burma.
(b) By the Moulmein Pagoda.
(c) In France.
(d) In England.

11. What can happen if one does not follow the rules according to "The Law of the Jungle"?
(a) He can lose his sanity.
(b) He can be killed.
(c) He can be hurt.
(d) He can be expelled from paradise.

12. What are the people in "Poor Honest Men because they are different?
(a) Persecuted.
(b) Misunderstood.
(c) Christian.
(d) Poor.

13. What does Kipling write about in "The Storm Cone"?
(a) That being in a storm is life changing.
(b) The calm before storms and changes in life.
(c) That God likes you.
(d) Tornado patterns and life.

14. What city is the centerpiece of "A British-Roman Song" and "A Pict Song?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Moscow.
(d) London.

15. Where does the woman in "Old Mother Laidinwool" return to as it gets cold and dark?
(a) To her mother's home.
(b) To the convent.
(c) To her grave.
(d) To her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kipling think children of all origins can do in "To James Whitcomb Riley"?

2. What does Kipling think people are giving themselves by getting a dog, according to "The Power of the Dog"?

3. Who are the only ones attending the service in "Eddi's Service"?

4. Who does Kipling ask for respect for in "The Cure"?

5. Who does the man in "The Prayer" speak about?

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