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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 British soldier in "Mandalay" want to be sent back to?
(a) England.
(b) His wife.
(c) Away from combat.
(d) His farm.

2. What is "Four-feet" about?
(a) A goat.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A horse.

3. What is the man in "Shillin' a Day" no longer able to do?
(a) Speak.
(b) Fight.
(c) Eat.
(d) Walk.

4. How would the man in "A Smuggler's Song" answer any questions asked to him by the other character?
(a) By living.
(b) With lies.
(c) With spite.
(d) By telling the trust.

5. Who does Kipling ask for respect for in "The Cure"?
(a) A rich preacher.
(b) A sick woman.
(c) A young boy.
(d) A poor preacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "The Married Man" point out the difference between?

2. What was Queen Mary according to Kipling in "The Looking-Glass"?

3. What happens when St. Peter see Dinah react to the arrival of the person she was waiting for in "Dinah in Heaven"?

4. Where is the man in "The Mother's Son"?

5. What does the man in "Back to the Army Again" pretend not to have in order to get off the streets?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do bees threaten in "The Bee-Boy's Song"?

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

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

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

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

6. What does "The Nurses" speak of?

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

8. What does "The Runes of Weland's Sword" tell of a sword?

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

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

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