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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Veraswami sees the English as ______________________.
(a) a pox.
(b) a civilizing presence.
(c) an unfortunate necessity.
(d) an unwelcome presence.

2. How does Orwell describe the ugly periods in Flory's past?
(a) Unfortunate episodes
(b) Dark spells
(c) Formative periods
(d) Moral failings

3. What does Ma Kin tell her husband about happiness?
(a) Happiness is not in money.
(b) Happiness escapes those who do evil.
(c) Happiness is not in power.
(d) Happiness comes from the heart.

4. Flory does not want to shave because _____________________________.
(a) he wants a beard to grow in and hide his birthmark.
(b) he is afraid of germs in the water.
(c) he does not want to look in the mirror until he has had a few drinks.
(d) he is too hot to do anything physical.

5. Who does Flory feel is the entity to blame for his dishonor and futility?
(a) The Burmese Natives
(b) Veraswami
(c) Himself
(d) The English

Short Answer Questions

1. Orwell claims that the notion of men at the 'outposts of Empire' as able and hardworking is ___________.

2. What distinguishes Kyauktada from other Burmese towns?

3. The two things Flory becomes as a result of his harassed childhood are _________________________.

4. Ba Sein arrives to discuss ________________________________.

5. U Po Kyin is convinced he would return as a man in his next life because ________________________.

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