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Who does the narrator meet on the train to Mhow?
Who does the narrator meet on the train to Mhow?
What class does the narrator have to travel in due to lack of funds?
What class does the narrator have to travel in due to lack of funds?
Who invited the narrator to come a little way along the road with him?
Who invited the narrator to come a little way along the road with him?
What did the priest and his servant have hidden under their basket of toys?
What did the priest and his servant have hidden under their basket of toys?
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What happened to the camels when they could go no further?
What happened to the camels when they could go no further?
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Why did the red-bearded man want the narrator to give a message to his friend?
Why did the red-bearded man want the narrator to give a message to his friend?
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What did Dravot and the narrator do to convince the villages to stop fighting each other?
What did Dravot and the narrator do to convince the villages to stop fighting each other?
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Why did the chiefs and priests whisper to each other when the narrator went out early in the morning?
Why did the chiefs and priests whisper to each other when the narrator went out early in the morning?
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How many men did he have who would be loyal to the two kings?
How many men did he have who would be loyal to the two kings?
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What was the weather like when Dravot arrived for the wedding?
What was the weather like when Dravot arrived for the wedding?
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What did Peachey urge Dravot to do?
What did Peachey urge Dravot to do?
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What did Dravot say about the people?
What did Dravot say about the people?
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Who did the ten men in the valley chase with bows and arrows?
Who did the ten men in the valley chase with bows and arrows?
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What did Dravot do to the ten men after they fell down?
What did Dravot do to the ten men after they fell down?
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What did Dravot and the narrator claim to be descended from?
What did Dravot and the narrator claim to be descended from?
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True or false: Dravot had twenty men who would be loyal to the two kings no matter what happened.
True or false: Dravot had twenty men who would be loyal to the two kings no matter what happened.
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True or false: Winter had already begun and there was snow on the ground when Dravot arrived for the wedding.
True or false: Winter had already begun and there was snow on the ground when Dravot arrived for the wedding.
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True or false: The narrator urged Dravot to drop the plan and warned him of trouble.
True or false: The narrator urged Dravot to drop the plan and warned him of trouble.
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True or false: Dravot believed that there would be no trouble because the people loved him more than their fathers.
True or false: Dravot believed that there would be no trouble because the people loved him more than their fathers.
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True or false: All the chiefs and priests were present at the wedding.
True or false: All the chiefs and priests were present at the wedding.
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Match the following characters with their actions in the story:
Match the following characters with their actions in the story:
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Match the following events with their correct order in the story:
Match the following events with their correct order in the story:
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Match the following locations with their descriptions in the story:
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Study Notes
The Narrator's Journey to Mhow
- The narrator meets a young priest and his servant on the train to Mhow and is forced to travel third class due to a lack of funds.
- The priest invites the narrator to walk a little way along the road with him.
- The priest and his servant have hidden a bottle of whiskey and a demijohn of rum under their basket of toys.
- The camels used to carry their luggage could not go any further and had to be abandoned.
- The narrator learns that a red-bearded man wants him to deliver a message to his friend.
- The red-bearded man requests the narrator to tell his friend to "come along".
Dravot and the Narrator in Kafiristan
- Dravot and the narrator convinced the villages to stop fighting each other by showing how their weapons were inferior to their own.
- The chiefs and priests whispered to each other because they thought Dravot and the narrator were gods.
- Dravot had twenty men who would be loyal to the two kings.
- When Dravot arrived for his wedding, the weather was very hot.
- Dravot was urged by Peachey to leave Kafiristan, but Dravot insisted that the people loved him.
- Dravot's plan was to stay in Kafiristan, marry one of the princesses and become a king.
- The narrator believed it was a bad plan and urged Dravot to drop it because he knew there would be trouble.
- Ten men in the valley chased the two kings with bows and arrows.
- After falling down, the ten men were cut down by Dravot and the narrator.
- Dravot and the narrator claimed to be descended from Alexander the Great.
Important Facts
- The story implies that the narrator's lack of funds is due to gambling.
- There is no snow on the ground when Dravot arrives for the wedding.
- Despite the narrator's attempts to warn Dravot, Dravot believes that he is beloved by the people and there will be no trouble.
- Not all the chiefs and priests were present at the wedding.
Events in Order
- The narrator meets the priest on the train.
- The narrator walks along the road with the priest.
- The narrator is asked to deliver a message to his friend.
- The narrator arrives in Kafiristan and meets Dravot.
- Dravot and the narrator convince the villages to stop fighting.
- The chiefs and priests whisper to each other.
- Dravot and the narrator become kings.
- Dravot is urged to leave Kafiristan.
- Dravot refuses to leave Kafiristan and plans to stay.
- The ten men chase Dravot and the narrator.
- Dravot and the narrator kill the ten men.
Locations
- Kafiristan: A fictional mountainous region in Central Asia.
- Mhow: A fictional town in India.
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Test your logical reasoning skills with a puzzle involving travel plans and urgent communication. Analyze the situation and make decisions based on the given information to solve the puzzle.
