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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. The largest of the idols in the wood was known by what name?
2. What type of drink did the narrator offer to Carnehan when Carnehan's mind seemed to be slipping?
3. Carnehan stated that dealings with women in foreign lands are always what?
4. What word did the narrator use to refer to Carnehan when saying that he was worried that interrupting Carnehan might cause him to lose his place in the story?
5. What is something Carnehan did NOT tell the narrator about the goats in Kafiristan?
Short Essay Questions
1. What two items does Dravot name as the things the people of Kafiristan need in order to fulfill their fated English identities?
2. What offer does Dravot make to the Chief who visits Dravot's kingdom?
3. What does the first set of disguises worn by Carnehan and Dravot symbolize?
4. In what way does the theme of racial prejudice emerge within the formation of Dravot's kingdom?
5. What sorts of names do Dravot and Carnehan call many of their new subjects and why?
6. In what way do Carnehan and Dravot begin their rise to power?
7. What is ironic about the people's hesitance to wed their daughters to Dravot?
8. Discuss an instance when Kipling uses a simile to indicate a character's emotional status.
9. What does Dravot say to Carnehan that hurts Carnehan's feelings terribly?
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 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 2
Discuss how and why Kipling uses satire in three different scenes in his short story entitled "The Man Who Would Be King."
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of the story and one of the story's main messages. How does Kipling make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help him get across one main message of the story?
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