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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 "Ode" dedicated to?

2. Whose lives does "The Masque of Plenty" describe?

3. What is the name of the other character of "One Viceroy Resigns"?

4. What is happening in"Three Sealers"?

5. What do the widow and the mother in "The Gift of the Sea" ignore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "Three Sealers" describe?

2. What happens to Captain O'Neil in "The Ballad of Boh Da Thone"?

3. What does the poem "The Young Queen" address?

4. What does "The Sons of Martha" expand on?

5. What does Kipling write about in the poem "Mesopotamia"?

6. What does Kipling reflect on in "Ave Imperatrix"?

7. What happens when Tomlinson dies in "Tomlinson"?

8. What does the poem "My Rival" detail?

9. What did the general do in "General Joubert"?

10. What does "The Gypsy Trail" describe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare James Whitcomb Riley's writing with that of Rudyard Kipling.

Essay Topic 2

Examine how Kipling uses religion to show man's disobedience and sinfulness.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Kipling's use of references to individuals in the Christian Bible and its significance

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