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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. Which native chief remained loyal to Carnehan and Dravot after their escape?

2. What is something Carnehan did NOT tell the narrator about the goats in Kafiristan?

3. What object did Dravot use as a gavel?

4. When two men approached Dravot and Carnehan, how many mules did the men have with them?

5. Carnehan went into what type of country to acquire "hand-made Martinis" (39)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What similarities do Dravot and Carnehan see between themselves and the native peoples of Kafiristan?

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

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

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

5. What happens when a Chief from a neighboring community approaches Dravot's new kingdom?

6. What argument does Carnehan make against Dravot's desire for a wife?

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

8. In what way does the theme of racial prejudice emerge within the formation of Dravot's kingdom?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the reasons why Kipling uses the first person point-of-view, combined with a framed narrative. What elements of the story’s themes lend themselves to this choice, and what is Kipling’s intended effect on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Kipling’s messages about guilt and responsibility within the story. Focus especially on events such as Carnehan’s journey back through the mountains as he hallucinates that the deceased Dravot is leading him by the hand to safety.

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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