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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 the bird in "The Dove of Dacca" responsible for?
(a) A battle to be lost.
(b) The death of a king.
(c) A ship sinking.
(d) The destruction of the city.

2. Who does the old Queen ask the witnesses of the crowning to be?
(a) The Five Free Nations.
(b) The Five Contiguous Nations.
(c) The Three Free Nations.
(d) The Five Vasal Nations.

3. What does the viceroy in "One Viceroy Resigns" share his wisdom with?
(a) A younger viceroy.
(b) A young soldier.
(c) A king.
(d) An older viceroy.

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

5. What do the men on "The Veterans" ask them to pray for?
(a) The soul of their enemies.
(b) The soul of their comrades.
(c) Victory.
(d) For them to have as much courage as the veterans did.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the main characters in "The Native Poem" ?

2. What is the man in "The Lament of the Border Cattle Thief" use to stealing?

3. How does the King reward the man in "The Ballad of the King's Jest"?

4. Where does the main character of "The 'Mary Gloster'" want to be buried?

5. Where did "General Joubert" die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does "The Native Poem" describe?

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

6. What does Kipling write about in "Our Lady of the Snows"?

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

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

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

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

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