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

2. What word did the narrator use to describe the men who stood in his way?
(a) Caste members.
(b) Policemen.
(c) Officials.
(d) Loafers.

3. What was Carnehan's first name?
(a) Livingstone.
(b) Christopher.
(c) Peachy.
(d) Peter.

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?
(a) Englishman.
(b) Civilized person.
(c) White man.
(d) Hunter.

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?
(a) Longfellow.
(b) Bellew.
(c) Kipling.
(d) Dickens.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the narrator go after he disembarked from the train?

3. What was the coldest temperature the newspaper office ever reached, according to the narrator?

4. The passenger who joined the narrator was said to have "an educated taste for" (4) what?

5. What was NOT among the elements the narrator named among the promises made to him in relation to the "reversion of a Kingdom" (3)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What aspect of society are Dravot and Carnehan hoping to escape by traveling to distant lands?

3. With what weapons do Dravot and Carnehan arm themselves as they set out for Kafiristan?

4. What is the narrator's reward for delivering the requested message?

5. In what setting does the opening scene of the narrator's story occur?

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

7. At what object has the narrator been looking when Carnehan reminds him to maintain eye contact?

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

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

10. Provide a brief feminist analysis of the text up to this point.

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