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1. When and where does Kim take place?

The novel Kim by Rudyard Kipling takes place in British India in the 1880s and 1890s.

2. What is said about Kim at the opening of the novel?

Kim is a thirteen-year-old boy of Irish heritage who has been orphaned in India and raised by an opium den keeper in the city of Lahore.

3. Why is Kim known to his friends as Friend of All the World?

Kim is known to his acquaintances as Friend of All the World because of the ability Kim has developed to blend in seamlessly among many different cultures.

4. For what does the Buddhist lama Kim meets search?

The Buddhist lama has come to India in search of the Holy River that sprang from the arrow of the Buddha.

5. What does the lama believe about the Holy River?

The lama believes the Holy River promises Enlightenment to its believers.

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