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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. What do the men in "Wilful-missings" have no desire to return to?

2. How would the man in "A Smuggler's Song" answer any questions asked to him by the other character?

3. What does Jubal believe in doing in "Jubal and Tubal Cain"?

4. What was Queen Mary according to Kipling in "The Looking-Glass"?

5. What does Kipling say the men in "Pirates in England" were not able to take away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What viewpoint is the poem "Wilful-missings" written from?

2. What does Kipling embellish in "The Prodigal Son"?

3. What does "Fox Hunting" bring attention to?

4. What does "The Prayer" speak of?

5. What does "That Day" depict?

6. What does "The Rabbi's Song" talk about?

7. What does a smuggler tell his wife in "A Smuggler's Song"?

8. What causes more grief in "The Power of the Dog"?

9. What does Kipling note about power in "The Press"?

10. What does "Back to the Army Again" detail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Kipling's use of historical events in his poetry.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Kipling's focus on Queen Elizabeth or Queen Victoria and why Kipling chose to focus on her in his poetry.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Kipling's reference to First Corinthians and his conclusions about grieving.

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