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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 is the ritual described in "The Cuckoo Song"?

2. What does" Pirates in England" talk about?

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

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

5. What does Kipling think people are giving themselves by getting a dog, according to "The Power of the Dog"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does the chauffeur talk about in "The Dying Chauffeur"?

8. What causes more grief in "The Power of the Dog"?

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

10. What pain does "The Burden" express?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Kipling's focus on Queen Elizabeth or Queen Victoria and why Kipling chose to focus on her in his poetry.

Essay Topic 3

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

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