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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 message does "The Masque of Plenty" try to convey?

2. What does Mulholland say he will do if God saves him in "Mulholland's Contract"?

3. Why are the hyenas not guilty of defiling the dead?

4. Who is the rival of the teenage girl in "My Rival"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "The Ballad of the King's Jest" tell the story of?

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

3. What does Kipling write about in "The Houses"?

4. What happens to Captain O'Neil in "The Ballad of Boh Da Thone"?

5. What does "The Native Poem" describe?

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

7. What does the man on the ship describe in "The Galley-Slave"?

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

9. What comparison is made between Buddhists and Christians in ""Buddha at Kamakura"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how Kipling used linguistic clues in his poetry and conclude how it added or detracted from his writing.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Kipling's use of rhyme in his poetry, and why Kipling may have chosen a specific scheme.

Essay Topic 3

Choose a poem in which Kipling uses personification and discuss its meaning in the poem.

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