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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. One of the two men who approached Dravot and Carnehan pulled out what type of weapon in an attempt to rob the two friends?
2. What question did Dravot ask the Chief after getting him to surrender?
3. The first man Dravot shot dead was located how far away from him?
4. What action did Carnehan and Dravot take after they had chosen the best 20 of their new subjects?
5. What type of animals were Dravot and Carnehan originally riding on their journey to become kings?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way do Carnehan and Dravot begin their rise to power?
2. What is ironic about the people's hesitance to wed their daughters to Dravot?
3. The pine wood that serves as a religious location for the people of Kafiristan contains what religious structures?
4. What does Dravot say to Carnehan that hurts Carnehan's feelings terribly?
5. What two items does Dravot name as the things the people of Kafiristan need in order to fulfill their fated English identities?
6. What comparisons does Carnehan make between mountains and goats and what effect does the comparison have on the reader?
7. What happens when a Chief from a neighboring community approaches Dravot's new kingdom?
8. What eventuality does Dravot see ahead of him when his kingdom becomes an empire?
9. What sorts of disguises do Carnehan and Dravot don in order to make it safely to Kafiristan?
10. What similarities do Dravot and Carnehan see between themselves and the native peoples of Kafiristan?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the theme of collectivism within Kipling's story "The Man Who Would Be King." What is Kipling’s message regarding the importance of teamwork and how do you know?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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