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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator told his new acquaintance on the train that he would be getting back on the train within how many days?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

3. The narrator agreed to take what action at Marwar Junction?
(a) To buy dinner.
(b) To deliver a message.
(c) To get off the train.
(d) To buy a transfer ticket.

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

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

6. Once the narrator was joined by another train passenger, the passenger was described using what adjective?
(a) Smug.
(b) Dapper.
(c) Huge.
(d) Small.

7. What adjective did the narrator use to describe the "Contract" (18) presented to him by Dravot and Carnehan?
(a) Stained.
(b) Faded.
(c) Greasy.
(d) Yellow.

8. What was NOT an act named by Carnehan as being prohibited by the Indian government?
(a) Lifting a spade.
(b) Looking for oil.
(c) Chipping a rock.
(d) Mining for gold.

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

10. Darvot told the narrator that he and Carnehan could both perform what action, though they were not very educated?
(a) Write.
(b) Work sums.
(c) Recite the multiplication tables.
(d) Read.

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

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

13. The narrator stated that the Intermediate section of the train had no what?
(a) Food.
(b) Music.
(c) Restrooms.
(d) Cushions.

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

15. What reason precipitated the narrator riding in a particular section on the train?
(a) A raise.
(b) A bonus.
(c) A budget deficit.
(d) A budget surplus.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator offered Dravot and Carnehan what type of help if they would postpone their journey?

2. What was Dravot's first name?

3. To what location was the narrator traveling?

4. The narrator suggested that Carnehan and Dravot take what action before they enacting their plan?

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

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