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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 does the man in "The Ballad of the King's Jest" warn the King about?

2. Who is "Ode" dedicated to?

3. How do "The Hyenas" see the dead men they feed on?

4. What does the man in "The Betrothed" choose over his fiancee?

5. What event inspired "Ave Imperatrix"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "Three Sealers" describe?

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

3. What happens when Jack Barrett is sent to Quetta in "The Story of Uriah"?

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

5. What does the poem "My Rival" detail?

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

7. What does the journalist do in the poem, "Delilah"?

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

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

10. What do the creatures do in "The Hyenas"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare James Whitcomb Riley's writing with that of Rudyard Kipling.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Kipling's reference to First Corinthians and his conclusions about grieving.

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