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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 Jubal believe in doing in "Jubal and Tubal Cain"?

2. What does Kipling compare the determination of a woman to in "Sepulchral"?

3. What does Kipling say can bring memories in "Lichtenberg"?

4. Who does Kipling accuse of doing the most damage to a religion?

5. How are Christians referred to in "Hadramauti"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the poem "Mandalay"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does "That Day" depict?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare James Whitcomb Riley's writing with that of Rudyard Kipling.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of Kipling's focus on wars and battles in Kipling's poetry.

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