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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. Where does the British soldier in "Mandalay" meet the woman he love?

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

3. What is the man in "Shillin' a Day" no longer able to do?

4. What does Kipling think children of all origins can do in "To James Whitcomb Riley"?

5. Whose trial is described in "Gallio's Song"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does "The Prayer" speak of?

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

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

6. What does "The Nurses" speak of?

7. What happens in the poem "Mandalay"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the hyenas and the significance of the hyenas not having a soul.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze how Kipling used linguistic clues in his poetry and conclude how it added or detracted from his writing.

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