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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object of Dravot's was filling "half the room" (15) in the newspaper office?
(a) His stein.
(b) His beard.
(c) His ego.
(d) His luggage.

2. Before leaving Dravot and Carnehan alone, the narrator told them not to take what action?
(a) Fall asleep.
(b) Set the office on fire.
(c) Get discouraged.
(d) Burn down the bar.

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

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

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

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

7. 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) Savages.
(c) Thieves.
(d) Brutes.

8. What was NOT an element described by the narrator as a benefit of "Native States" (8)?
(a) Submissive wives.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Picturesque scenery.
(d) Tall tales.

9. Dravot told the narrator that he and Carnehan were just "two" examples of what type of lunatic?
(a) Raving.
(b) Helpless.
(c) Cunning.
(d) Harmless.

10. What kind of water did the Intermediate travelers drink?
(a) Contaminated.
(b) Potable.
(c) Brackish.
(d) Roadside.

11. Upon what object did Carnehan and Dravot sit within the newspaper office?
(a) A bench.
(b) A counter.
(c) A crate.
(d) A table.

12. The men who stood in the narrator's way said they had been sleeping in what location?
(a) In a hotel.
(b) In a ditch.
(c) In a hostel.
(d) In a carriage.

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

14. How many points were agreed upon within the contract presented for the narrator's perusal?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

15. The narrator told Dravot and Carnehan that no one really knew anything about their destination, but he did suggest that they read works by what author?
(a) Dickens.
(b) Longfellow.
(c) Kipling.
(d) Bellew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of people were described as using the "Grand Trunk Road" (11)?

2. What was Dravot's first name?

3. Carnehan and Dravot drew up a contract revolving around what item?

4. The narrator noticed that Carnehan was feeling what emotion when presenting the contract for the narrator's perusal?

5. What did Carnehan initially ask of the narrator?

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