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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7, 8, and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Macgregor is the only Englishman who does not ____________________.
(a) drink before sunset.
(b) like Ellis.
(c) want to admit non-whites to the Club.
(d) object to Lackersteen's drinking and carousing.

2. U Po Kyin is convinced he would return as a man in his next life because ________________________.
(a) an animal is beyond his status level.
(b) a woman is considered the same as a rat or frog.
(c) an animal is beneath contempt.
(d) a woman is beyond his status level.

3. Why do the servants threaten to leave if Flory marries a European woman?
(a) They feel a European woman would be cheap and controlling.
(b) They feel Flory would be disrespecting Ma Hla May.
(c) They feel Flory would be unhappy.
(d) They feel a European woman would replace them with European servants.

4. How is Flory received at Dr. Veraswami's house?
(a) Flory is resented but tolerated.
(b) Flory is welcomed and respected by Veraswami.
(c) Flory is treated as an intruder in Veraswami's personal life.
(d) Flory is welcomed, but only because he is beneficial to Veraswami's goals.

5. Who accompanies Elizabeth to her uncle's house?
(a) Flory himself
(b) Flory's mistress, Ma Hla May
(c) Flory's servant, Ko S'la
(d) Dr. Veraswami

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elizabeth's do after her mother dies?

2. What does Lackersteen almost reveal about Ma Hla May?

3. Fighting for the English was U Po Kyin's dream so that he could ______________.

4. Flory's attitude toward his mistress is ____________________________.

5. In the feud between U Po Kyin and Veraswami, most townspeople _____________________.

(see the answer key)

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