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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What type of people were described as using the "Grand Trunk Road" (11)?
(a) Scholars.
(b) Kings.
(c) Merchants.
(d) Ruffians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was NOT something mentioned by the narrator in his list of items that could be bought in the Kumharsen Serai?

2. What was NOT an element described by the narrator as a benefit of "Native States" (8)?

3. What reason precipitated the narrator riding in a particular section on the train?

4. Dravot told the narrator that he and Carnehan had been planning to become kings for what period of time?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Give an example of a simile Kipling uses in order to indicate the physical state of Carnehan upon his return from Kafiristan.

2. What is the man's plan once the narrator has agreed to deliver his message?

3. Compare and contrast the narrator with the "huge" (3) man who joins him along the first leg of his journey.

4. What is ironic about Dravot and Carnehan's choice to escape a particular aspect of society by going elsewhere?

5. In what way does the theme of ambition arise within the scene in the newspaper office when the narrator, Carnehan, and Dravot meet together?

6. What evidence exists to suggest that the narrator has become stuck in a rut since his last meeting with Carnehan?

7. In what way does the narrator show altruistic feelings toward the man in the Intermediate car?

8. What is the tenet of the "Contrack" (17) between Dravot and Carnehan focusing on vices??

9. In what way does the theme of motherhood and family arise within the conversation between the narrator and the other man?

10. To whom does the title of the story refer and why?

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