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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 Kipling say does not change much in "A Truthful Song"?

2. What does the woman in "Old Mother Laidinwool" want to do?

3. How is the wedding in "The Sergeant's Weddin'" conducted ?

4. Where does the British soldier in "Mandalay" want to return to?

5. What does Kipling compare to the fall of the character in "The Four Angels" to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "The Survival" speak of the passing of?

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

3. What is a man indicate in "Half-Ballade of Watervale"?

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

5. How do men die in "The King's Pilgrimage"?

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

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

8. What pain does "The Burden" express?

9. What does Kipling urge in "A Preface"?

10. What does "The Prayer" speak of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Kipling's focus on serious issues, such as death, murder and gun control and the reason he focuses on such tough subjects.

Essay Topic 3

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

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