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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. Where is Mulholland forced to go back to after being saved in "Mulholland's Contract"?
(a) To the ship.
(b) To London
(c) To France.
(d) To China.

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

3. What is Mulholland's cargo in "Mulholland's Contract"?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Steers.
(c) Goats.
(d) Cows.

4. What does the man in "The Betrothed" choose over his fiancee?
(a) His dog.
(b) His career.
(c) His smoking habit.
(d) His mistress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Kipling's verses written for?

2. What queen is inaugurated in "The Young Queen" ?

3. Who sits at Jesus's feet in "The Sons of Martha"?

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

5. What message does "The Masque of Plenty" try to convey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the poem "My Rival" detail?

3. How is the "Masque of Plenty" written?

4. What comparison is made between Buddhists and Christians in ""Buddha at Kamakura"?

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

6. What does the man on the ship describe in "The Galley-Slave"?

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

8. What does "The Lover's Litany" refer to?

9. What does "Hymn Before Action" deal with?

10. What does "The Gypsy Trail" describe?

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