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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 are the sons made to live according to Kipling in "The Sons of Martha"?

2. What does the main character in "One Viceroy Resigns" tell the other one not to do?

3. Where is Mulholland forced to go back to after being saved in "Mulholland's Contract"?

4. What bird is mentioned in "Epitaphs of the War"?

5. What are the habits of the gypsies in "The Gypsy Trail" compared to by Kipling?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does "The Lover's Litany" refer to?

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

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

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

6. What does Kipling's "Prelude" focus on?

7. What is Mullholland's pact with God in "Mullholland's Contract"?

8. How is the "Masque of Plenty" written?

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

10. What does "The Native Poem" describe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a poem in which Kipling uses repetition and analyze its use.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Kipling's focus on Queen Elizabeth or Queen Victoria and why Kipling chose to focus on her in his poetry.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Kipling's use of references to individuals in the Christian Bible and its significance

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