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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. The narrator stated that the Intermediate section of the train had no what?
(a) Music.
(b) Restrooms.
(c) Cushions.
(d) Food.
2. What objects of Carnehan's were filling "half the room" (15) in the newspaper office?
(a) His shoulders.
(b) His scruples.
(c) His biceps.
(d) His sideburns.
3. What word did the narrator use to describe the men who stood in his way?
(a) Caste members.
(b) Loafers.
(c) Officials.
(d) Policemen.
4. What did Carnehan and Dravot promise to avoid in the pursuit of their kingdom?
(a) Liquor and women.
(b) Gambling and revealing their identities.
(c) Liquor and gambling.
(d) Women and government spies.
5. What was NOT an element described by the narrator as a benefit of "Native States" (8)?
(a) Picturesque scenery.
(b) Submissive wives.
(c) Tall tales.
(d) Tigers.
Short Answer Questions
1. The narrator was alone in his section of the train until the train reached what location?
2. Who was said to be "calling down brimstone upon the British Dominions" (11)?
3. Most of the newspaper was what, according to the narrator?
4. In what section of the train was the narrator traveling?
5. The narrator noticed that Carnehan was feeling what emotion when presenting the contract for the narrator's perusal?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what setting does the opening scene of the narrator's story occur?
2. What is the tenet of the "Contrack" (17) between Dravot and Carnehan focusing on vices??
3. Provide a brief feminist analysis of the text up to this point.
4. To whom does the title of the story refer and why?
5. What is ironic about Dravot and Carnehan's choice to escape a particular aspect of society by going elsewhere?
6. Give an example of a simile Kipling uses in order to indicate the physical state of Carnehan upon his return from Kafiristan.
7. What is the Existential viewpoint set forth in the epigraph?
8. In what two ways does the narrator describe a typical person belonging to the class of "Loafer" (4)?
9. The narrator states that "Native States were created by Providence" (8) for what three reasons?
10. What is the narrator's reward for delivering the requested message?
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