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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7, 8, and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elizabeth's do after her mother dies?
(a) She immediately takes a cruise looking for a husband.
(b) She immediately sets sail for Burma at her uncle's invitation.
(c) She mourns extensively.
(d) She decides that she wants to live the life of an artist.

2. Who wrote the article against Mr. Macgregor?
(a) Ba Sein, the head clerk of the Deputy Commissioner's Office
(b) Dr. Veraswami, the local Indian doctor
(c) Ba Taik, the servant.
(d) Hla Pe, the apprentice clerk

3. U Po Kyin is described as _______________.
(a) fat and sagging
(b) fat, yet shapely and beautiful
(c) rotting from within, like old fruit
(d) thin and gaunt

4. Who objects to scandal among the men?
(a) U Po Kyin
(b) Macgregor
(c) Ellis
(d) Mrs. Lackersteen

5. More than anything, Flory wishes for _________________________.
(a) someone to fight Ellis.
(b) someone who will overlook his birthmark.
(c) someone with whom he can share his life.
(d) someone to force him to stand up for himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ma Hla May is allowed to _____________________________.

2. Ko S'la disapproves of Ma Hla May because _____________________________.

3. In the feud between U Po Kyin and Veraswami, most townspeople _____________________.

4. Whose arrival confirms Veraswami's views about the Burmese?

5. What does Mrs. Lackersteen imply to Elizabeth?

(see the answer key)

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