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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "Troopin'" record?
(a) The excitement of the Australian frist election.
(b) The excitement ot the crowning of Queen Victoria.
(c) The excitement of the end of the Boer war.
(d) The excitement of soldiers returning home.

2. What does Kipling think people are giving themselves by getting a dog, according to "The Power of the Dog"?
(a) More grief.
(b) More happiness.
(c) More work.
(d) More expenses.

3. What does the man in "The Ladies" think he learned everything there is to know about?
(a) Upper society.
(b) Women.
(c) Children.
(d) The Army.

4. What can "little" people become according to "A Pict Song"?
(a) A problem.
(b) A disease.
(c) A saving grace.
(d) A blessing.

5. What does Kipling think children of all origins can do in "To James Whitcomb Riley"?
(a) Sing.
(b) Appreciate his writing.
(c) Appreciate the beauty of constitutional monarchy.
(d) Enjoy the stories of a particular author.

6. Where is the man in "The Mother's Son"?
(a) A mental institution.
(b) A boat.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A barrack.

7. What does Kipling make the case of sending young men back to after war?
(a) Their studies.
(b) To mental institutions.
(c) Their family.
(d) To training.

8. What does Tubal believe in doing in "Jubal and Tubal Cain"?
(a) Staying out of the affairs of the world.
(b) Taking action to help right the wrongs.
(c) Following its leader blindly.
(d) Preaching about the evils of earth.

9. What does "The Survival" speak about?
(a) The passing nature of things on earth.
(b) The death of a king.
(c) The sinking of a ship.
(d) A battle.

10. What does Kipling note about the press in "The Press"?
(a) Its power over the establishment.
(b) Its power over the military.
(c) Its power over the Queen.
(d) Its power over opinions.

11. What does" Pirates in England" talk about?
(a) The Irish invasion of England.
(b) The Saxon invasion of England.
(c) The Roman invasion of England.
(d) The Britany invasion of England.

12. What does "The Hour of the Angel" speak of?
(a) Marriage.
(b) The moment of victory.
(c) The moment of birth.
(d) The moment of death and judgment men must face.

13. 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 are mad at them.
(d) If they think they are better than the other person.

14. What can still be heard at night according to Kipling in "The Way Through the Woods"?
(a) Soldiers walking.
(b) People crying.
(c) Carriages.
(d) Horse hooves.

15. What was signed in "The Reeds at Runnymede"?
(a) The Magna Carta.
(b) The Rochester Decree.
(c) The English Constitution.
(d) The Declaration of Independence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can a fistful of English dirt and the flowers of the land make a man feel like according to "The Charm"?

2. What is "The Runes of Weland's Sword" about?

3. How fast does the man in "The Braggart" claim his car can go?

4. What is "London Stone" about?

5. What does "The Married Man" point out the difference between?

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