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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the man in "The Galley-Slave" gain that made him part of the ship?

2. Why is the sergeant in "Pharaoh and the Sergeant" sent to Pharaoh?

3. What are Kipling's poems based on according to "Prelude"?

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

5. What is the profession of the man in "Gehazi"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Kipling reflect on in "Ave Imperatrix"?

4. What does "The Gypsy Trail" describe?

5. What does "Epitaphs of War" include a variety of?

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

7. What does Queen Victoria tell the people of her land in "What the People Said"?

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

9. What did the general do in "General Joubert"?

10. What does the poem "The Young Queen" address?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a theme presented in Kipling's writing, examine why Kipling chose to focus on this theme and how it is presented in his poetry.

Essay Topic 2

Examine how Kipling uses religion to show man's disobedience and sinfulness.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two poems based on historical events and compare the way they are written by Kipling.

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