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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator go after he disembarked from the train?
(a) A saloon.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A newspaper office.
(d) A tea house.

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

3. How many months of the year did the narrator say newspaper offices are often empty?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. What type of politics did the narrator and his new acquaintance discuss on the train?
(a) Loaferdom.
(b) Fascism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Communism.

5. What was Dravot's first name?
(a) David.
(b) Christopher.
(c) Peter.
(d) Daniel.

6. The narrator was on a train traveling to what location?
(a) Mhow.
(b) Ajmir.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Delhi.

7. What did Carnehan initially ask of the narrator?
(a) To keep his whereabouts a secret.
(b) To deliver a message.
(c) To impersonate him.
(d) To meet him again.

8. Carnehan and Dravot drew up a contract revolving around what item?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Hashish.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Opium.

9. Dravot said that it was not worth getting to know the names of what?
(a) The current kings.
(b) The native plants.
(c) The neighboring tribes.
(d) The native animals.

10. What was NOT an object perused by Darvot and Carnehan after the narrator provided it?
(a) A map of Kafiristan.
(b) An encyclopedia volume.
(c) A map of India.
(d) A Frontier map.

11. Dravot told the narrator that he and Carnehan had been planning to become kings for what period of time?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3 months.

12. Carnehan remarked that the contract forbade he and Dravot from getting involved with how many of the "things that make life worth having" (19)?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

13. Darvot and Carnehan said that they had set their sights on a kingdom within what country?
(a) Persia.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Iran.
(d) Iraq.

14. At what time of the morning did the narrator take his leave of Dravot and Carnehan?
(a) 8.
(b) 1.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator states that Carnehan no more knew where his next meal was coming from, than what type of animal did?

3. The narrator told Carnehan on the train that he should not engage in what type of crime within the next few days?

4. How many points were agreed upon within the contract presented for the narrator's perusal?

5. What adjective did the narrator use to describe Dravot and Carnehan's "adventure" (19) when warning them against it?

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