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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. Who is told to be Kim's watchdog?

2. What does Kim begin to question?

3. Who sends Kim to Lurgan Sahib's home?

4. What does Mookerjee really want of the two spies?

5. What is Sahib's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Kim and the lama react differently to being in the Northern lands?

2. What is Mookerjee's motivation in encountering the spies?

3. How does Kim get a letter off to Mahbub Ali?

4. How does Mookerjee trick the Russian and French spies?

5. What does Colonel Creighton do while taking Kim to St. Xavier's and what is the Colonel's plan for Kim?

6. What is the lama's feelings about his reaction to his ripped artwork?

7. Who does Kim encounter on the train?

8. What unspoken agreement do Mahbub Ali and Kim reach when Kim travels with him during summer break from his first year in school?

9. What does the letter that Father Victor receives from the lama offer?

10. What crisis does Kim go through as he assumes the role of a spy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kim is put under watch of a drummer boy, who, having been born and raised in England, holds Kim and everything having to do with India in contempt, and subjects Kim to verbal and physical abuses.

Discuss prejudice and the way it relates to Kim’s life and the life of the people of India in the late 1800’s. Use examples from Kim to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

Compare/contrast the characters of Kim and the lama. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast the characters of Mookerjee and Ali. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss what you think are the characteristics of a successful novel and why Kim is or is not a successful novel based on your criteria. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults?

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