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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The narrator's acquaintance within the train car had how many "annas" (4) to spend?
2. What was the coldest temperature the newspaper office ever reached, according to the narrator?
3. The narrator advised Carnehan and Dravot that no person of what type had ever been into the country where the two men were headed?
4. The narrator noticed that Carnehan was feeling what emotion when presenting the contract for the narrator's perusal?
5. The narrator stated that the Intermediate section of the train had no what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the Existential viewpoint set forth in the epigraph?
2. What is the man's plan once the narrator has agreed to deliver his message?
3. In what way does the Loafer describe the man to whom he wants a message delivered?
4. What aspect of society are Dravot and Carnehan hoping to escape by traveling to distant lands?
5. The man asks the narrator to "come out of Central India in time to catch" (5) his friend in what location?
6. In what way does the theme of motherhood and family arise within the conversation between the narrator and the other man?
7. In what way does the narrator show altruistic feelings toward the man in the Intermediate car?
8. Provide a brief feminist analysis of the text up to this point.
9. The narrator states that "Native States were created by Providence" (8) for what three reasons?
10. Give an example of Kipling's use of physical space to create humor.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the theme of collectivism within Kipling's story "The Man Who Would Be King." What is Kipling’s message regarding the importance of teamwork and how do you know?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrator’s seeming ambivalence about the news of Carnehan’s death at the end of the story.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the story’s messages concerning friendship and analyze the techniques Kipling uses in order to get these messages across to the reader.
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