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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 told his new acquaintance on the train that he would be getting back on the train within how many days?

2. The narrator states that Carnehan no more knew where his next meal was coming from, than what type of animal did?

3. What was NOT an act named by Carnehan as being prohibited by the Indian government?

4. The narrator told Carnehan on the train that he should not engage in what type of crime within the next few days?

5. What was the Backwoodsman?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. To whom does the title of the story refer and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the story’s messages concerning friendship and analyze the techniques Kipling uses in order to get these messages across to the reader.

Essay Topic 2

Write a critical essay about Kipling's story "The Man Who Would Be King" while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the story's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Kipling often uses sensory details in order to enhance the comic or tragic effects of particular scenes in “The Man Who Would Be King.” Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details Kipling chooses serve several specific purposes.

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