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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of people were described as using the "Grand Trunk Road" (11)?
(a) Kings.
(b) Ruffians.
(c) Merchants.
(d) Scholars.

2. Why did the narrator move from the office to the press-room?
(a) It was cooler.
(b) It was brighter.
(c) It was bigger.
(d) It was darker.

3. What was NOT among the elements the narrator named among the promises made to him in relation to the "reversion of a Kingdom" (3)?
(a) Revenue.
(b) Policy.
(c) Economy.
(d) Law-courts.

4. The narrator told Carnehan on the train that he should not engage in what type of crime within the next few days?
(a) Fraud.
(b) Theft.
(c) Murder.
(d) Polygamy.

5. What is the meaning of the phrase, "kaa-pi chayha-yeh" (12)?
(a) For sale.
(b) Help wanted.
(c) Charity case.
(d) Copy wanted.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months of the year did the narrator say newspaper offices are often empty?

2. What was the coldest temperature the newspaper office ever reached, according to the narrator?

3. What did Carnehan and Dravot promise to avoid in the pursuit of their kingdom?

4. The passenger who joined the narrator was said to have "an educated taste for" (4) what?

5. When the narrator found the man to whom he had promised to deliver the message, what was the man's main identifying feature?

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