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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who wrote the article against Mr. Macgregor?
(a) Ba Sein, the head clerk of the Deputy Commissioner's Office
(b) Hla Pe, the apprentice clerk
(c) Dr. Veraswami, the local Indian doctor
(d) Ba Taik, the servant.

3. What aspect of the setting is repeatedly mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) The monsoon season
(b) The muddy roads
(c) The wind and cold
(d) The oppressive heat

4. What does U Po Kyin believe will bring him merit at the end of the chapter?
(a) Taking in a local pregnant girl
(b) Honoring his wife.
(c) Giving a basket of mangoes to the priests
(d) Dishonoring Dr. Veraswami

5. What keeps U Po Kyin from being exposed by those who complain against him?
(a) He has too many powerful friends from the Club.
(b) He has not broken any laws at all.
(c) He has not broken any laws that the English care about.
(d) He has too many supporters and he pays them well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Flory's fear of a confrontation with Ellis is clear because _______________________.

2. Who is Flo?

3. The plot against Dr. Veraswami is to _____________________________.

4. Ba Sein brings a copy of __________________.

5. Who objects most strongly to Macgregor's notice about admitting non-whites to the Club?

(see the answer key)

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