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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 is Christ willing to let his children do in "The Return of the Children"?
(a) Worship him.
(b) Make their own decisions.
(c) Worship other gods.
(d) Eat sugar and honey.

2. Where does the British soldier in "Mandalay" meet the woman he love?
(a) By the Moulmein Pagoda.
(b) In England.
(c) On the boat to Burma.
(d) In France.

3. What does "The Hour of the Angel" speak of?
(a) The moment of victory.
(b) The moment of death and judgment men must face.
(c) Marriage.
(d) The moment of birth.

4. What city is the centerpiece of "A British-Roman Song" and "A Pict Song?
(a) Moscow.
(b) London.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

5. What is the woman in "Mary, Pity Women" love her man despite?
(a) His frequent travels.
(b) All the cruel things he's done to her.
(c) His numerous hobbies.
(d) His drinking problem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is referred as a lady in "Brown Bess"?

2. What is the man in "Half-Ballade of Watervale" in charge of?

3. How are Christians referred to in "Hadramauti"?

4. What does Kipling say should be the goal of people reading "Verses from Land and Sea Tales" ?

5. What god is the man being spoken about in "The Prayer" pray to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes more grief in "The Power of the Dog"?

2. What does "Back to the Army Again" detail?

3. What does Kipling embellish in "The Prodigal Son"?

4. What does "That Day" depict?

5. What story does the poem "Our Lady of the Sackcloth" tell?

6. What is "Gallio's Song" based on?

7. What does "Four-feet" show about the man and the dog?

8. What happens in the poem "Mandalay"?

9. What does "The Prayer" speak of?

10. What does Kipling note about power in "The Press"?

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