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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 does Kipling say of the son of the main character in "The 'Mary Gloster"?
(a) He ignores his mother.
(b) He is good for nothing.
(c) He love to gamble.
(d) He is loving.

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

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

4. What is Boanerges Blitzen's profession in "The Man Who Could Write"?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Baker.
(d) Politician.

5. Why is Jack Barrett sent to that remote place in "The Story of Uriah"?
(a) So his commander can have his way with his wife.
(b) Because he lost men during a battle.
(c) Because he was not well connected.
(d) As a reward.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the main character of "One Viceroy Resigns" believe concerning the marks one can make on the world?

3. What is the man feeling when leaving the ship in "The Galley-Slave"?

4. Where is the name "Gehazi" from?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Queen Victoria tell the people of her land in "What the People Said"?

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

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

4. What do the creatures do in "The Hyenas"?

5. What does Kipling reflect on in "Ave Imperatrix"?

6. What does "The Ballad of the King's Jest" tell the story of?

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

8. What did the general do in "General Joubert"?

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

10. What does "Epitaphs of War" include a variety of?

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