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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. Carnehan remarked that the contract forbade he and Dravot from getting involved with how many of the "things that make life worth having" (19)?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. 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.

3. Dravot said that it was not worth getting to know the names of what?
(a) The native plants.
(b) The native animals.
(c) The neighboring tribes.
(d) The current kings.

4. Before leaving Dravot and Carnehan alone, the narrator told them to leave by what time?
(a) 7 p.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 9 p.m.

5. Who was said to be "calling down brimstone upon the British Dominions" (11)?
(a) Mister Tibbs.
(b) Mister Gladstone.
(c) Mister Hamilton.
(d) Mister Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months of the year did the narrator say newspaper offices are often empty?

2. The narrator stated that the Intermediate section of the train had no what?

3. The narrator was alone in his section of the train until the train reached what location?

4. Just before the narrator leaves Dravot and Carnehan alone, he noticed them writing what sorts of things on the back of the contract?

5. What type of people were described as using the "Grand Trunk Road" (11)?

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

3. What is the Existential viewpoint set forth in the epigraph?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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