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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. The "stone of Imbra" (37) was also what kind of practical object?

2. Dravot engaged in one particular activity for what fraction of the night before he was to be married?

3. What job did Carnehan have when he dated the Bengali woman?

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

5. The largest of the idols in the wood was known by what name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the members of Dravot's Privy Council and his Council of War?

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

3. Dravot cites what type of evidence when declaring that the people of Kafiristan are actually "English" (40)?

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

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

6. 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?

7. What comparisons does Carnehan make between mountains and goats and what effect does the comparison have on the reader?

8. What does the first set of disguises worn by Carnehan and Dravot symbolize?

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

10. What two items does Dravot name as the things the people of Kafiristan need in order to fulfill their fated English identities?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kipling often uses sensory details in order to enhance the comic or tragic effects of particular scenes in “The Man Who Would Be King.” Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details Kipling chooses serve several specific purposes.

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

What messages does Kipling's story send about British nationalism and what themes does he employ in order to send these messages to the reader?

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