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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most characters illustrated on McGill postcards are what?
(a) Cartoon figures.
(b) Stick figures.
(c) Family figures.
(d) Stock figures.

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

3. How many cartridges does Orwell get with his elephant rifle?
(a) Six,
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Eight.

4. 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.

5. How many shots does Orwell fire before approaching the elephant?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. Is Donald McGill a real person?

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

3. Dickens treats all petty officials with what?

4. Dickens believes that society's ills are partially due to what?

5. Why does Orwell shoot the elephant?

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