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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Carnehan remarked that the contract forbade he and Dravot from getting involved with how many of the "things that make life worth having" (19)?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. What adjective did the narrator use to describe the "Contract" (18) presented to him by Dravot and Carnehan?
(a) Greasy.
(b) Stained.
(c) Faded.
(d) Yellow.

4. Just before the narrator leaves Dravot and Carnehan alone, he noticed them writing what sorts of things on the back of the contract?
(a) Figures.
(b) Notes.
(c) Symbols.
(d) Spells.

5. The narrator was on a train traveling to what location?
(a) Ajmir.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Mhow.
(d) Delhi.

6. Carnehan tells the narrator that he and Dravot had seen what sign of life within the newspaper office?
(a) A shadow.
(b) A fire.
(c) A flash.
(d) A light.

7. The narrator states on the first page of the story that he feared that his "King" (3) had met what fate?
(a) He was dead.
(b) He was executed.
(c) He was deposed.
(d) He was taken hostage.

8. When the narrator found the man to whom he had promised to deliver the message, what was the man's main identifying feature?
(a) A black beard.
(b) A brown beard.
(c) A red beard.
(d) A blonde beard.

9. What was NOT an object perused by Darvot and Carnehan after the narrator provided it?
(a) An encyclopedia volume.
(b) A map of India.
(c) A Frontier map.
(d) A map of Kafiristan.

10. Darvot told the narrator that he and Carnehan could both perform what action, though they were not very educated?
(a) Read.
(b) Write.
(c) Recite the multiplication tables.
(d) Work sums.

11. What was NOT among the elements the narrator named among the promises made to him in relation to the "reversion of a Kingdom" (3)?
(a) Policy.
(b) Economy.
(c) Revenue.
(d) Law-courts.

12. The narrator agreed to take what action at Marwar Junction?
(a) To deliver a message.
(b) To buy dinner.
(c) To get off the train.
(d) To buy a transfer ticket.

13. What was NOT an act named by Carnehan as being prohibited by the Indian government?
(a) Mining for gold.
(b) Looking for oil.
(c) Lifting a spade.
(d) Chipping a rock.

14. The narrator told Carnehan on the train that he should not engage in what type of crime within the next few days?
(a) Murder.
(b) Polygamy.
(c) Fraud.
(d) Theft.

15. The narrator told Darvot and Carnehan that the country to which the two men were headed was full of what kind of people?
(a) Brutes.
(b) Savages.
(c) Simpletons.
(d) Thieves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Carnehan and Dravot promise to avoid in the pursuit of their kingdom?

2. What was NOT an element described by the narrator as a benefit of "Native States" (8)?

3. Carnehan told the narrator that he and Dravot were going away to be what?

4. What kind of water did the Intermediate travelers drink?

5. What was the name of the kingdom on which Darvot and Carnehan set their sights?

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