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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. When two men approached Dravot and Carnehan, how many mules did the men have with them?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

2. Dravot declared that the marriage of a king is a matter of what?
(a) Perspective.
(b) Politics.
(c) Taste.
(d) State.

3. The "stone of Imbra" (37) was also what kind of practical object?
(a) A casket.
(b) A chair.
(c) A fountain.
(d) A table.

4. Dravot engaged in what activity for part of the night before he was to be married?
(a) Eating.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Walking.

5. For what purpose did all of the chiefs come to see Carnehan and Dravot after they had been deemed to be two gods?
(a) To ask for wives.
(b) To shake their hands.
(c) To seek jobs.
(d) To be healed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dravot told Carnehan that before a particular season came, he wanted to acquire a what?

2. When Carnehan described Dravot's voice as being "as loud as a braying donkey" (46), about what subject had Dravot been talking?

3. Carnehan realized that the man he and Dravot called Billy Fish was part of what organization?

4. What type of animals were Dravot and Carnehan originally riding on their journey to become kings?

5. What action did Carnehan and Dravot take after they had chosen the best 20 of their new subjects?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about the people's hesitance to wed their daughters to Dravot?

2. In what way does the theme of racial prejudice emerge within the formation of Dravot's kingdom?

3. What sorts of disguises do Carnehan and Dravot don in order to make it safely to Kafiristan?

4. How does Dravot expand his power after becoming king in only one village?

5. What happens when a Chief from a neighboring community approaches Dravot's new kingdom?

6. What does Dravot say to Carnehan that hurts Carnehan's feelings terribly?

7. What comparisons does Carnehan make between mountains and goats and what effect does the comparison have on the reader?

8. What does the first set of disguises worn by Carnehan and Dravot symbolize?

9. What offer does Dravot make to the Chief who visits Dravot's kingdom?

10. What do crowns symbolize in part of the story when they first appear?

(see the answer keys)

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