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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. Just before the narrator leaves Dravot and Carnehan alone, he noticed them writing what sorts of things on the back of the contract?
2. The narrator told his new acquaintance on the train that he would be getting back on the train within how many days?
3. Darvot and Carnehan said that they had set their sights on a kingdom within what country?
4. When the narrator found the man to whom he had promised to deliver the message, what was the man's main identifying feature?
5. The narrator advised Carnehan and Dravot that no person of what type had ever been into the country where the two men were headed?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the tenet of the "Contrack" (17) between Dravot and Carnehan focusing on vices??
2. Provide a brief feminist analysis of the text up to this point.
3. What is the narrator's reward for delivering the requested message?
4. In what way does the Loafer describe the man to whom he wants a message delivered?
5. In what two ways does the narrator describe a typical person belonging to the class of "Loafer" (4)?
6. Give an example of Kipling's use of physical space to create humor.
7. Compare and contrast the narrator with the "huge" (3) man who joins him along the first leg of his journey.
8. What aspect of society are Dravot and Carnehan hoping to escape by traveling to distant lands?
9. To whom does the title of the story refer and why?
10. At what object has the narrator been looking when Carnehan reminds him to maintain eye contact?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Kipling's story and analyze Kipling’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
Trace the characterization arc of Dravot’s character over the course of the story. Discuss whether Dravot is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 3
Determine Kipling's message regarding the idea that Dravot’s longing for a wife within the story “The Man Who Would Be King” was the main contributor to Dravot’s downfall.
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