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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 47-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the two men who approached Dravot and Carnehan pulled out what type of weapon in an attempt to rob the two friends?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A vial of poison.
(d) A knife.

2. Where did the narrator go after he disembarked from the train?
(a) A tea house.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A newspaper office.
(d) A saloon.

3. What was the coldest temperature the newspaper office ever reached, according to the narrator?
(a) 84 degrees.
(b) 100 degrees.
(c) 72 degrees.
(d) 91 degrees.

4. For how many British politicians did Dravot ask when he requested help in ruling Kafiristan?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

5. The passenger who joined the narrator was said to have "an educated taste for" (4) what?
(a) Tea.
(b) Wine.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of object was a "hand-made Martini" (39)?

2. Carnehan and Dravot drew up a contract revolving around what item?

3. Darvot told the narrator that he and Carnehan could both perform what action, though they were not very educated?

4. What type of literary device is Rudyard Kipling uses in the phrase "as loud as a braying donkey" (46)?

5. The narrator told Darvot and Carnehan that the country to which they were going was "a mass of mountains and peaks and" (16) what?

(see the answer key)

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