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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. Who does the main character of "One Viceroy Resigns" call on to help the man he shares his wisdom with?

2. What reassembles in "The Declaration of London"?

3. Who is killed in the war the woman in the "Song of the Lathe" helps support?

4. What does Kipling say did not change much in "A General Summary"?

5. Who tricks the lady in "Delilah" into telling a secret she should not have told?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "The Sons of Martha" expand on?

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

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

4. What does "The Declaration of London" refer to?

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

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

7. What does "The Gypsy Trail" describe?

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

9. What does "The Native Poem" describe?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Kipling's use of historical events in his poetry.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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