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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. Billy Fish said that there were which two kinds of creatures in the mountains?

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

3. Carnehan remarked that Dravot had set fire to what item in order to entertain the other people along on the caravan?

4. For how many British politicians did Dravot ask when he requested help in ruling Kafiristan?

5. What was NOT an action taken by Dravot in an attempt to disguise himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Carnehan use the second-person point of view to depict the harsh nature of the journey of Carnehan and Dravot as they travel through the mountains?

3. What offer does Dravot make to the Chief who visits Dravot's kingdom?

4. What two items does Dravot name as the things the people of Kafiristan need in order to fulfill their fated English identities?

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

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

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

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

9. Dravot cites what type of evidence when declaring that the people of Kafiristan are actually "English" (40)?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the function of Billy Fish's character within Kipling’s story? Discuss the characterization methods Kipling uses in order to depict Billy Fish and the reasons he does so.

Essay Topic 2

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within the story, and what is Kipling’s message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why Kipling uses satire in three different scenes in his short story entitled "The Man Who Would Be King."

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