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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the narrator move from the office to the press-room?
(a) It was bigger.
(b) It was darker.
(c) It was cooler.
(d) It was brighter.

2. What did Carnehan and Dravot promise to avoid in the pursuit of their kingdom?
(a) Gambling and revealing their identities.
(b) Liquor and women.
(c) Liquor and gambling.
(d) Women and government spies.

3. Before leaving Dravot and Carnehan alone, the narrator told them to leave by what time?
(a) 9 p.m.
(b) 7 p.m.
(c) 3 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

4. What type of politics did the narrator and his new acquaintance discuss on the train?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Loaferdom.
(c) Communism.
(d) Fascism.

5. How many men stood in the narrator's way when he moved to leave the newspaper office?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

6. The narrator suggested that Carnehan and Dravot take what action before they enacting their plan?
(a) Eat.
(b) Draw up blueprints.
(c) Learn how to shoot.
(d) Sleep.

7. The narrator was alone in his section of the train until the train reached what location?
(a) Dera.
(b) Nasirabad.
(c) Jamali.
(d) Murad.

8. The narrator told Darvot and Carnehan that the country to which they were going was "a mass of mountains and peaks and" (16) what?
(a) Marshes.
(b) Deserts.
(c) Glaciers.
(d) Forests.

9. The narrator told Dravot and Carnehan that no one really knew anything about their destination, but he did suggest that they read works by what author?
(a) Dickens.
(b) Longfellow.
(c) Kipling.
(d) Bellew.

10. Dravot said that it was not worth getting to know the names of what?
(a) The current kings.
(b) The native animals.
(c) The neighboring tribes.
(d) The native plants.

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

12. What adjective did the narrator use to describe Dravot and Carnehan's "adventure" (19) when warning them against it?
(a) Idiotic.
(b) Foolhardy.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Ridiculous.

13. Dravot told the narrator that he and Carnehan were just "two" examples of what type of lunatic?
(a) Cunning.
(b) Helpless.
(c) Harmless.
(d) Raving.

14. 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) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

15. What did the narrator do while Dravot and Carnehan pored over the materials he had provided?
(a) He cleaned his gun.
(b) He drew.
(c) He read.
(d) He smoked.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator offered Dravot and Carnehan what type of help if they would postpone their journey?

2. What kind of night was it on the evening when the narrator met Carnehan and Dravot for the second time?

3. The narrator agreed to take what action at Marwar Junction?

4. The narrator was on a train leaving from what location?

5. The narrator's acquaintance within the train car had how many "annas" (4) to spend?

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