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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Flory feels Elizabeth may be a kindred spirit because ____________________________.
(a) she claims to want to settle down in Burma.
(b) she comments on the beauty of the natives.
(c) she reveals that she is lonely.
(d) she claims to love reading, as he does.

2. What does Flory realize when he is forced to return to Burma?
(a) He will not see his Father again before he dies.
(b) He hates Burma.
(c) He is now more at home in Burma than in England.
(d) He could not function without his servants.

3. Flory's attitude toward his mistress is ____________________________.
(a) a mixture of love and respect.
(b) a mixture of delight and anticipation.
(c) a mixture of fear and excitement.
(d) a mixture of tolerance and disgust.

4. Flory and Ko S'la attend to Flo because _________________________.
(a) she is sick from eating table scraps.
(b) she is tired from the walk in the forest.
(c) she is wet from swimming in the river.
(d) she picks up numerous ticks during the day.

5. Who walks home with the Lackersteens at the end of the evening?
(a) Ellis
(b) Macgregor
(c) Flory
(d) Westfield

6. How does MacGregor start his day?
(a) He drinks gin while sitting in the tub.
(b) He does exercises at home then takes a brisk walk.
(c) He investigates any leftover business from the day before.
(d) He forces the other men to do calisthenics.

7. Orwell claims that the notion of men at the 'outposts of Empire' as able and hardworking is ___________.
(a) delusional
(b) sad
(c) undeniable
(d) irrefutable

8. Why is Elizabeth upset about the pew?
(a) She has to sit among the natives and watch a suggestive dance.
(b) She thinks the female natives are being exploited.
(c) She feels Flory might try to abandon her there.
(d) She is not allowed to sit in the front with the rest of the whites.

9. Ma Hla May complains because _____________________________.
(a) Flory has demanded she has no other lovers.
(b) Flory no longer buys her presents.
(c) Flory lets Ko S'la treat her rudely.
(d) Flory has sent her back to her parents.

10. Flory landed in Burma because ________________________________.
(a) his parents believed he could not survive in England.
(b) his parents bought him a position at a firm.
(c) his parents brought him over on vacation.
(d) his parents demanded he get a job or leave the house.

11. What does Veraswami do when Flory denounces the English?
(a) Veraswami warns him that he is becoming a traitor.
(b) Veraswami defends and praises the English.
(c) Veraswami pretends he does not hear Flory's comments.
(d) Veraswami feels free to denounce them, too.

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

13. How does Flory discover Lackersteen's niece, Elizabeth?
(a) She screams when she is frightened by a water buffalo.
(b) She screams when she is frightened by Ko S'la.
(c) She faints from the heat on his doorstep.
(d) She runs to him for rescue from the natives.

14. What causes Elizabeth to leave Flory's house?
(a) She realizes Flory is sympathetic to the natives.
(b) She realizes her uncle does not like Flory.
(c) She notices Flory's birthmark and is repulsed by it.
(d) She and Flory find the servants watching them talk.

15. Veraswami is slightly disappointed when _________________________________.
(a) Flory refuses to help him fight U Po Kyin.
(b) Flory leaves without saying hello to his wife.
(c) Flory does not promise to propose him as a club member.
(d) Flory refuses to give money to Old Mattu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Flory is more aware of his birthmark when ___________________________.

2. Many of Flory's early years in Burma were spent ____________________________.

3. U Po Kyin is convinced he would return as a man in his next life because ________________________.

4. Although he takes no action, what does Flory know would be the decent thing to do about the letter?

5. Lackersteen does not want to see his wife because __________________________.

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