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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 what purpose did all of the chiefs come to see Carnehan and Dravot after they had been deemed to be two gods?
2. How many priests did Dravot have in his Privy Council?
3. After Carnehan and Dravot had killed and eaten their second set of animals, they sat upon boxes to play what game?
4. The first man Dravot shot dead was located how far away from him?
5. Dravot told Carnehan that he planned to give what object to a particular monarch?
Short Essay Questions
1. What sorts of names do Dravot and Carnehan call many of their new subjects and why?
2. Discuss an instance when Kipling uses a simile to indicate a character's emotional status.
3. What offer does Dravot make to the Chief who visits Dravot's kingdom?
4. The pine wood that serves as a religious location for the people of Kafiristan contains what religious structures?
5. What happens when the suspicious priest in Kafiristan brushes the dirt off of the stone of Imbra?
6. How does Dravot expand his power after becoming king in only one village?
7. What do crowns symbolize in part of the story when they first appear?
8. What argument does Carnehan make against Dravot's desire for a wife?
9. In what way does Dravot cement his status as a person of authority when he is brought to the stone of Imbra?
10. What does the first set of disguises worn by Carnehan and Dravot symbolize?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within the story, and what is Kipling’s message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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