2. What is the occupation of an Amritzar woman sitting near the window on the train?
(a) Seamstress
(b) Lama
(c) Matchmaker
(d) Courtesan

3. From what country were Kim's parents?
(a) Ireland
(b) The United States
(c) Switzerland
(d) England

4. What does a man who was illegally collecting bridge taxes affix to the bridge to convince travelers of the veracity of the tax?
(a) A prayer wheel with donation cans
(b) A label from a soda water bottle
(c) A turban
(d) A picture of the Sirkar blessing the collector

5. Where were the lama's spectacles made?
(a) Africa
(b) Tibet
(c) CHina
(d) Europe

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the farmer call the water that Kim calls a river?

2. What does the angry farmer brandish at Kim and the lama at the opening to Chapter 3?

3. Of what does Kim regale the children?

4. Who tries to reassure the lama about boarding the train?

5. How does the woman who looks after Kim insist he dress?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Chaplain Bennett ask for help to question Kim, and what do they discover?

2. Why is the lama travelling alone?

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

4. How does the farmer on the outskirts of Umballa first respond to Kim and the lama, and what changes the farmer's response?

5. When and where does Kim take place?

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

7. Where does Kim first go when he gets the Lama situated for the night?

8. Why do the two clergymen not allow Kim to go back and serve the lama?

9. How does Kim react to the farmer's curses, and what does the lama say to Kim about Kim's reaction?

10. What does the lama do when he and Kim enter the railway station?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 598 words
(approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page)

View a FREE sample

More summaries and resources for teaching or studying Kim.

View all Lesson Plans available from BookRags.

Copyrights