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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Dickens believes that what type of children shouldn't have to work long shifts in crushing labor?
(a) Gifted.
(b) Rich.
(c) Small.
(d) Young.

3. When Orwell first comes upon the elephant, what is it eating?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Bark.
(c) Tree leaves.
(d) Grass.

4. When did "No Orchids for Miss Blandish" appear?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1939.

5. What type of literature does Kipling write?
(a) Serial stories.
(b) Short stories.
(c) Novels.
(d) Poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Orwell shoot the elephant?

2. Orwell leaves the scene of the elephant shooting feeling what?

3. For Dickens, work is what?

4. Dickens is against trade _______.

5. Orwell calls the dual nature that is in all people the ________ view of life.

(see the answer key)

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