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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. McGill postcards say that a man can never win what with a woman?
(a) A poker game.
(b) An argument.
(c) A game.
(d) A fight.

2. Who does Orwell, while he is at school, smash in the face?
(a) Johnny Hall.
(b) Johnny Eweing.
(c) Johnny McDonald.
(d) Johnny Weston.

3. The McGill postcards say that no marriage is what?
(a) Argument-free.
(b) Complete.
(c) Happy.
(d) Valid.

4. For Dickens, work is what?
(a) An issue of money.
(b) An event that happens elsewhere.
(c) A moral thing.
(d) Something that happens on occasion.

5. Raffles is a cricketer who excels as a what?
(a) Fast scorer.
(b) Slow bowler.
(c) Slow scorer.
(d) Fast bowler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orwell remember catching at school?

2. Dickens is against trade _______.

3. Orwell believes that Kipling's poetry is remembered because of what?

4. How many cartridges does Orwell get with his elephant rifle?

5. Kipling's poetry has penetrated into everyday language because Kipling did what?

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