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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. What does Flory do when he learns the truth about Elizabeth's affair with Verrall?

2. What is Elizabeth's first thought when she thinks of Flory?

3. How does U Po Kyin stand to profit from the murder?

4. Killing the leopard has created what feeling between Flory and Elizabeth?

5. What causes Mrs. Lackersteen to lecture Elizabeth on being "cheap?"

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flory arrange to stay in town to be around Elizabeth?

2. Why do the Englishmen decide that Verrall is ungracious?

3. How does Orwell describe the leopard as it is being killed?

4. Why might Elizabeth enjoy holding the gun?

5. What do the two riderless ponies indicate about Verrall and Elizabeth?

6. What do Elizabeth's comments about the Burmese reveal about her?

7. How has Ma Hla May's behavior changed?

8. Who or what helps Flory through the difficulties he is having at the camp?

9. Why is Flory intimidated by Verrall?

10. The description of the evening on which Elizabeth and Verrall dance sets what kind of tone for their relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tolstoy suggests the role of the artist is to communicate emotion clearly and sincerely. Write an essay in which you consider Burmese Days as a work of art, holding it up to Tolstoy's standard.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the role of desperation in characters' decisions and actions in the novel. Write an essay in which you identify any character and his or her actions as desperate and discuss the consequences that face the character as a result.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the motif of heat in Orwell's novel. Write an essay in which you identify the author's message using the motif of heat to support your argument.

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