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CHAPTERS 1-5
Reading Check
1. What is Kim’s nickname in the wards?
2. What legendary place does the lama hope to find?
3. What object does Mahbub Ali expect Kim to deliver to the British military in Umballa?
4. Which animal do the lama and Kim disagree about how to handle?
5. Which two words does the old soldier use to describe the police?
6. What does Kim see in the military camp that he recognizes?
7. Who feels “sorrowful” to learn that Kim will be joining the regiment as it continues its march?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What is Kim’s ethnic background? How does he use this to his advantage in daily life?
2. Who is the lama from Tibet? Describe how Kim’s and the lama’s lives are drastically changed in meeting each other.
3. How does Kim show his street smarts at the train station?
4. Summarize Kim and the lama’s journey on the train. How does Kipling use this setting as an opportunity to explain the Religious and Cultural Diversity of India?
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