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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what section of the train was the narrator traveling?
(a) First class.
(b) Second class.
(c) Intermediate.
(d) Baggage.

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

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

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

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

6. The narrator states on the first page of the story that he feared that his "King" (3) had met what fate?
(a) He was taken hostage.
(b) He was deposed.
(c) He was executed.
(d) He was dead.

7. The narrator was alone in his section of the train until the train reached what location?
(a) Dera.
(b) Murad.
(c) Nasirabad.
(d) Jamali.

8. The narrator told Darvot and Carnehan that the country to which they were going was "a mass of mountains and peaks and" (16) what?
(a) Forests.
(b) Marshes.
(c) Deserts.
(d) Glaciers.

9. On what did Carnehan want to spend his only remaining money?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Tea.
(d) Breakfast.

10. What objects of Carnehan's were filling "half the room" (15) in the newspaper office?
(a) His shoulders.
(b) His biceps.
(c) His scruples.
(d) His sideburns.

11. 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) Bellew.
(b) Longfellow.
(c) Kipling.
(d) Dickens.

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

13. What was the Backwoodsman?
(a) An English person who lived in the Indian backwoods.
(b) A secret brotherhood.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) An Indian organization.

14. 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) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did Dravot and Carnehan name when they told the narrator they would see themselves out?

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

3. What kind of night was it on the evening when the narrator met Carnehan and Dravot for the second time?

4. Why did the narrator move from the office to the press-room?

5. Carnehan told the narrator that he and Dravot were going away to be what?

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