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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that Carnehan no more knew where his next meal was coming from, than what type of animal did?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) A crow.
(c) A snake.
(d) An alligator.

2. The narrator offered Dravot and Carnehan what type of help if they would postpone their journey?
(a) Money.
(b) Work.
(c) Food.
(d) Shelter.

3. The narrator told Darvot and Carnehan that the country to which the two men were headed was full of what kind of people?
(a) Simpletons.
(b) Thieves.
(c) Brutes.
(d) Savages.

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

5. What did Carnehan and Dravot promise to avoid in the pursuit of their kingdom?
(a) Liquor and gambling.
(b) Liquor and women.
(c) Gambling and revealing their identities.
(d) Women and government spies.

6. Most of the newspaper was what, according to the narrator?
(a) Blank.
(b) Lies.
(c) In English.
(d) In Sanskrit.

7. 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.

8. Carnehan said that he and Dravot were frightened of nothing but what?
(a) Knives.
(b) Cannons.
(c) Women.
(d) Drink.

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

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

11. The narrator was on a train leaving from what location?
(a) Ajmir.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) Delhi.

12. To what location was the narrator traveling?
(a) To the Gobi Desert.
(b) To the Mojave Desert.
(c) To the Indian Desert.
(d) To the Sahara Desert.

13. What was the name of the kingdom on which Darvot and Carnehan set their sights?
(a) Ashang.
(b) Peshawar.
(c) Kafiristan.
(d) Jagdallak.

14. What was the coldest temperature the newspaper office ever reached, according to the narrator?
(a) 72 degrees.
(b) 84 degrees.
(c) 100 degrees.
(d) 91 degrees.

15. What adjective did the narrator use to describe Dravot and Carnehan's "adventure" (19) when warning them against it?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Idiotic.
(c) Ridiculous.
(d) Foolhardy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before leaving Dravot and Carnehan alone, the narrator told them not to take what action?

2. What was NOT an object perused by Darvot and Carnehan after the narrator provided it?

3. The men who stood in the narrator's way said they had been sleeping in what location?

4. On what did Carnehan want to spend his only remaining money?

5. What kind of water did the Intermediate travelers drink?

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