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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 does the woman in "Old Mother Laidinwool" return to as it gets cold and dark?
(a) To her mother's home.
(b) To her husband.
(c) To her grave.
(d) To the convent.

2. How many types of animals are there in "Parade-Song of the Camp-Animals"?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

3. What does "The Married Man" point out the difference between?
(a) A man and a woman.
(b) A man and a dog.
(c) A married man and a soldier.
(d) A married and a single man.

4. What is "London Stone" about?
(a) The process of grieving.
(b) The process of birth.
(c) The process of declaring war.
(d) The process of making a stone statue.

5. Who are the only ones attending the service in "Eddi's Service"?
(a) Nuns.
(b) Ox and donkeys.
(c) Women.
(d) Young children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man in "Shillin' a Day" no longer able to do?

2. How fast does the man in "The Braggart" claim his car can go?

3. How would the man in "A Smuggler's Song" answer any questions asked to him by the other character?

4. What can a fistful of English dirt and the flowers of the land make a man feel like according to "The Charm"?

5. What does the man in "The Ladies" think he learned everything there is to know about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "The Prayer" speak of?

2. What happens to Dinah in "Dinah in Heaven"?

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

4. What does Kipling record in "Cain and Abel"?

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

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

7. What pain does "The Burden" express?

8. What does Kipling urge in "A Preface"?

9. What does "That Day" depict?

10. What does "The Rabbi's Song" talk about?

(see the answer keys)

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