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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. For each dead man Dravot found, he poured a bit of what type of liquid on the ground?

2. What was the name of the first village taken by Carnehan and Dravot?

3. Carnehan remarked that Dravot had set fire to what item in order to entertain the other people along on the caravan?

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

5. According to Carnehan, the Kafirs did not let the Mohammedans take what action while in their presence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about the people's hesitance to wed their daughters to Dravot?

2. What happens when a Chief from a neighboring community approaches Dravot's new kingdom?

3. How does Carnehan use the second-person point of view to depict the harsh nature of the journey of Carnehan and Dravot as they travel through the mountains?

4. What sorts of names do Dravot and Carnehan call many of their new subjects and why?

5. In what way does Dravot cement his status as a person of authority when he is brought to the stone of Imbra?

6. What does Dravot say to Carnehan that hurts Carnehan's feelings terribly?

7. How does Dravot expand his power after becoming king in only one village?

8. What do crowns symbolize in part of the story when they first appear?

9. In what way do Carnehan and Dravot begin their rise to power?

10. What eventuality does Dravot see ahead of him when his kingdom becomes an empire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Look carefully at the passages of the story that describe the way that Carnehan feels about Dravot. Then examine the passages that depict Dravot’s feelings about Carnehan as the story progresses. What is Kipling’s purpose for depicting the nuances of this relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why Kipling uses satire in three different scenes in his short story entitled "The Man Who Would Be King."

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