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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. Dravot said that it was not worth getting to know the names of what?
2. What adjective did the narrator use to describe the "Contract" (18) presented to him by Dravot and Carnehan?
3. Before leaving Dravot and Carnehan alone, the narrator told them not to take what action?
4. What type of politics did the narrator and his new acquaintance discuss on the train?
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. What evidence exists to suggest that the narrator has become stuck in a rut since his last meeting with Carnehan?
2. The narrator states that "Native States were created by Providence" (8) for what three reasons?
3. What is the man's plan once the narrator has agreed to deliver his message?
4. Between what two locations is the narrator traveling at the start of the story and at what location does another passenger enter his car?
5. Give an example of Kipling's use of physical space to create humor.
6. In what setting does the opening scene of the narrator's story occur?
7. At what object has the narrator been looking when Carnehan reminds him to maintain eye contact?
8. To whom does the title of the story refer and why?
9. In what way does the narrator show altruistic feelings toward the man in the Intermediate car?
10. What aspect of society are Dravot and Carnehan hoping to escape by traveling to distant lands?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
What messages does Kipling's story send about British nationalism and what themes does he employ in order to send these messages to the reader?
Essay Topic 3
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Kipling's story "The Man Who Would Be King." Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the story.
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