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

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

3. Between what two parties had the contract been formed before the narrator perused it?
(a) Dravot and Carnehan.
(b) Carnehan and the King of Siam.
(c) Dravot and the King of Siam.
(d) Carnehan and Roberts.

4. What is the meaning of the phrase, "kaa-pi chayha-yeh" (12)?
(a) For sale.
(b) Help wanted.
(c) Copy wanted.
(d) Charity case.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects of Carnehan's were filling "half the room" (15) in the newspaper office?

2. Who was said to be "calling down brimstone upon the British Dominions" (11)?

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

4. The narrator advised Carnehan and Dravot that no person of what type had ever been into the country where the two men were headed?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. The man asks the narrator to "come out of Central India in time to catch" (5) his friend in what location?

2. Give an example of Kipling's use of physical space to create humor.

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

4. How does the theme of appearance versus reality enter the narrative within Carnehan's return?

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 is the Existential viewpoint set forth in the epigraph?

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

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

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

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

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