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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. For each dead man Dravot found, he poured a bit of what type of liquid on the ground?
(a) Tea.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Milk.
(d) Beer.

2. At what time of day did Dravot entertain his fellow passengers with the caravan?
(a) Morning.
(b) Night.
(c) Evening.
(d) Noon.

3. What is something Carnehan did NOT tell the narrator about the mountains in Kafiristan?
(a) They never keep still.
(b) They do not allow for sleep.
(c) They are always fighting.
(d) They fetch a good price.

4. After Carnehan and Dravot had killed and eaten their second set of animals, they sat upon boxes to play what game?
(a) Backgammon.
(b) Odd and even.
(c) Tiddlywinks.
(d) Jacks.

5. How many priests did Dravot have in his Privy Council?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men were in Dravot's Council of War?

2. The first man Dravot shot dead was located how far away from him?

3. Carnehan told the narrator that which person had been responsible for stopping "the last Afghan raid" (45)?

4. What children’s toy did Carnehan often compare to Dravot’s arm movements?

5. Dravot engaged in what activity for part of the night before he was to be married?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What types of animals do Carnehan and Dravot kill and eat when they run out of food in the mountains?

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

4. In what way does Dravot cement his status as a person of authority when he is brought to the stone of Imbra?

5. Discuss an instance when Kipling uses a simile to indicate a character's emotional status.

6. Who are the members of Dravot's Privy Council and his Council of War?

7. What happens when the suspicious priest in Kafiristan brushes the dirt off of the stone of Imbra?

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

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

10. What similarities do Dravot and Carnehan see between themselves and the native peoples of Kafiristan?

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