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

2. What happened to the animals on which Carnehan and Dravot had originally begun their journey?

3. The largest of the idols in the wood was known by what name?

4. What actions did Carnehan warn Dravot against taking for fear of causing an avalanche?

5. What color was Dravot's beard, according to Carnehan?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way do Carnehan and Dravot begin their rise to power?

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

3. What comparisons does Carnehan make between mountains and goats and what effect does the comparison have on the reader?

4. What sorts of names do Dravot and Carnehan call many of their new subjects and why?

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

6. What does Dravot say to Carnehan that hurts Carnehan's feelings terribly?

7. What types of animals do Carnehan and Dravot kill and eat when they run out of food in the mountains?

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

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

10. 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?

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

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

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

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