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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. Who taught the main characters of "The Native Poem" to have respect?
(a) Their teacher.
(b) The state.
(c) Their parents and elders.
(d) The news industry.

2. What are the sons made to live according to Kipling in "The Sons of Martha"?
(a) The consequences of their mother's actions.
(b) A life for God.
(c) The expectation of their parents.
(d) An unjust life.

3. Who does the main character of "One Viceroy Resigns" call on to help the man he shares his wisdom with?
(a) A priest.
(b) A scholar.
(c) A teacher.
(d) To God.

4. Why are the hyenas not guilty of defiling the dead?
(a) They are not Christians or Buddists.
(b) They are animals.
(c) They are too wild.
(d) They have no souls.

5. Where is the poem "Cruisers" located?
(a) On a science vessel.
(b) On a warship.
(c) On a cargo ship.
(d) On a steamboat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mulholland forced to go back to after being saved in "Mulholland's Contract"?

2. What event inspired "Ave Imperatrix"?

3. Why is Jack Barrett sent to that remote place in "The Story of Uriah"?

4. What future does the man in "The Galley-Slave" see for the ship?

5. Who tells the people to rejoice in "What the People Said"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the old seamen say to God in "McAndrew's Hymn"?

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

3. What does "Three Sealers" describe?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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