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

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

3. The narrator's acquaintance within the train car had how many "annas" (4) to spend?

4. At what time of the morning did the narrator take his leave of Dravot and Carnehan?

5. What kind of night was it on the evening when the narrator met Carnehan and Dravot for the second time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Give an example of Kipling's use of physical space to create humor.

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

4. What is the tenet of the "Contrack" (17) between Dravot and Carnehan focusing on vices??

5. In what way does the Loafer describe the man to whom he wants a message delivered?

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

7. Between what two locations is the narrator traveling at the start of the story and at what location does another passenger enter his car?

8. In what two ways does the narrator describe a typical person belonging to the class of "Loafer" (4)?

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

10. The narrator states that "Native States were created by Providence" (8) for what three reasons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the topic of ambition treated within Kipling's story and how does its treatment relate to the story's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

Trace the characterization arc of Dravot’s character over the course of the story. Discuss whether Dravot is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Kipling’s messages about guilt and responsibility within the story. Focus especially on events such as Carnehan’s journey back through the mountains as he hallucinates that the deceased Dravot is leading him by the hand to safety.

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