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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 god is the man being spoken about in "The Prayer" pray to?

2. What is "Fox-Hunting" about?

3. What do the men in "Wilful-missings" have no desire to return to?

4. Who does Dinah wait for in "Dinah in Heaven"?

5. What was signed in "The Reeds at Runnymede"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "The Nurses" speak of?

2. What viewpoint is the poem "Wilful-missings" written from?

3. What does Kipling embellish in "The Prodigal Son"?

4. What does a smuggler tell his wife in "A Smuggler's Song"?

5. What does "The Runes of Weland's Sword" tell of a sword?

6. What does "Four-feet" show about the man and the dog?

7. What does Kipling advise his reader of in "The Comforters"?

8. What does Kipling address in "The Service Man"?

9. What does "Back to the Army Again" detail?

10. What does Kipling note about power in "The Press"?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of leprosy in the poem, "Gehazi."

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