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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

5. What kind of water did the Intermediate travelers drink?
(a) Potable.
(b) Contaminated.
(c) Brackish.
(d) Roadside.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men stood in the narrator's way when he moved to leave the newspaper office?

2. Carnehan said that he and Dravot were frightened of nothing but what?

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

4. What was NOT among the elements the narrator named among the promises made to him in relation to the "reversion of a Kingdom" (3)?

5. The passenger who joined the narrator was said to have "an educated taste for" (4) what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspect of society are Dravot and Carnehan hoping to escape by traveling to distant lands?

2. In what setting does the opening scene of the narrator's story occur?

3. Give an example of Kipling's use of physical space to create humor.

4. Between what two locations is the narrator traveling at the start of the story and at what location does another passenger enter his car?

5. What is the narrator's reward for delivering the requested message?

6. With what weapons do Dravot and Carnehan arm themselves as they set out for Kafiristan?

7. In what way does the narrator show altruistic feelings toward the man in the Intermediate car?

8. In what way does the theme of ambition arise within the scene in the newspaper office when the narrator, Carnehan, and Dravot meet together?

9. Provide a brief feminist analysis of the text up to this point.

10. At what object has the narrator been looking when Carnehan reminds him to maintain eye contact?

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