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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 Kipling accuse of doing the most damage to a religion?

2. What does "The Hour of the Angel" speak of?

3. What does Kipling write about in "The Storm Cone"?

4. Who does Kipling ask for respect for in "The Cure"?

5. How fast does the man in "The Braggart" claim his car can go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "The Rabbi's Song" talk about?

2. What is "Gallio's Song" based on?

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

4. What does Kipling record in "Cain and Abel"?

5. What story does the poem "Our Lady of the Sackcloth" tell?

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

7. What does "Fox Hunting" bring attention to?

8. What sounds does Kipling write about in "The Way Through the Woods"?

9. What happens to Dinah in "Dinah in Heaven"?

10. What does "That Day" depict?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the relationship man has with God based on Kipling's writing.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the struggle between governmental power and religious power as seen in "Macdonough's Song."

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