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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. After disguising themselves, Carnehan and Dravot traveled into what type of country?
2. Carnehan went into what type of country to acquire "hand-made Martinis" (39)?
3. Dravot told Carnehan that before a particular season came, he wanted to acquire a what?
4. Carnehan described the way in which the sun hit two parts of Dravot as blazing "like" (45) what?
5. What happened to the animals on which Carnehan and Dravot had originally begun their journey?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when a Chief from a neighboring community approaches Dravot's new kingdom?
2. How does Dravot expand his power after becoming king in only one village?
3. The pine wood that serves as a religious location for the people of Kafiristan contains what religious structures?
4. What is ironic about the people's hesitance to wed their daughters to Dravot?
5. What happens when the suspicious priest in Kafiristan brushes the dirt off of the stone of Imbra?
6. What sorts of names do Dravot and Carnehan call many of their new subjects and why?
7. In what way do Carnehan and Dravot begin their rise to power?
8. In what way does Dravot cement his status as a person of authority when he is brought to the stone of Imbra?
9. What comparisons does Carnehan make between mountains and goats and what effect does the comparison have on the reader?
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
In what sort of light does the story portray the link between oppression and brutality? Is the link shown to be necessary, useful, Inhumane, or some other adjective of your choice?
Essay Topic 2
Determine Kipling's message regarding the idea that Dravot’s longing for a wife within the story “The Man Who Would Be King” was the main contributor to Dravot’s downfall.
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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