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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Shooting an Elephant.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Among the poorer students, illnesses are considered to be be a form of what?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Bad behavior.
(c) Bad breeding.
(d) Moral defect.

2. Orwell leaves the scene of the elephant shooting feeling what?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Sad.
(c) Happy.
(d) Brave.

3. How is Raffles killed?
(a) In battle.
(b) By drowning.
(c) In a fight.
(d) In jail.

4. What happens to the elephant after Orwell shoots all his elephant rifle ammunition at it?
(a) It spits up blood.
(b) It wanders off.
(c) It is still breathing.
(d) It dies.

5. Who does Orwell send to get an elephant rifle before he goes looking for the elephant?
(a) A local boy.
(b) His bodyguard.
(c) A local man.
(d) His aide de camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Most characters illustrated on McGill postcards are what?

2. Dickens did not write about what?

3. How does the school characterize bed-wetting?

4. The students at the school are told that those who are sinful will exhibit their sin by what?

5. According to Orwell, how does Kipling view life?

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