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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the people in "Russia to the Pacifists" refuse to do?
(a) Fight the enemy that attacks them.
(b) Fight to abide by their alliances.
(c) Fight the enemies of their friends.
(d) Fight their neigbors.

3. What will one day come in "The Undertaker's Horse"?
(a) Death.
(b) Fortune.
(c) Happyness.
(d) Love.

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

5. Where does the woman in "The Song of the Lathe" work?
(a) A rifle factory.
(b) A uniform factory.
(c) A cannon factory.
(d) A bullet factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people who led the men to death in "Mesopotamia" try to do?

2. Where is the poem "Cruisers" located?

3. Who is "Ode" dedicated to?

4. Who is the main character in "McAndrew's Hymn"?

5. What does the bird in "The Dove of Dacca" responsible for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Jack Barrett is sent to Quetta in "The Story of Uriah"?

2. What does Kipling write about in the poem "Mesopotamia"?

3. What is Mullholland's pact with God in "Mullholland's Contract"?

4. What does Kipling refer to in "Gehazi"?

5. What does the journalist do in the poem, "Delilah"?

6. What does the poem "The Young Queen" address?

7. What does Kipling write about in "The Undertaker's Horse"?

8. What does "The Sons of Martha" expand on?

9. What does Kipling say about females in "The Female of the Species"?

10. What happens when Tomlinson dies in "Tomlinson"?

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