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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15, 16, and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lackersteen almost reveal about Ma Hla May?
(a) That she is Burmese.
(b) That she is Flory's mistress.
(c) That she is jealous of Elizabeth.
(d) That she refuses to do laundry.

3. Flory's greatest misery is ______________________.
(a) never experiencing beauty.
(b) being alone.
(c) feeling racist.
(d) being European among Burmese.

4. U Po Kyin's meal is described as ______________________.
(a) swift, passionate and enormous.
(b) sparse, lonely and bland.
(c) short, light and fresh.
(d) joyous, lengthy and celebratory.

5. Ma Hla May is allowed to _____________________________.
(a) borrow Flory's money without asking.
(b) join Flory for all his meals.
(c) come in for tea but not for other meals.
(d) wear her sandals in the house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Flory landed in Burma because ________________________________.

3. Who does Flory feel is the entity to blame for his dishonor and futility?

4. Ellis confronts Macgregor because _______________________.

5. What causes Elizabeth to leave Flory's house?

(see the answer key)

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