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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Flory does not want to shave because _____________________________.
(a) he is afraid of germs in the water.
(b) he wants a beard to grow in and hide his birthmark.
(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.

3. Flory's resolve to shoot the dog results in __________________________.
(a) his resolve to stand up for Veraswami.
(b) his ability to see events more clearly.
(c) a wasted effort, ultimately ineffective.
(d) a solution to his problems.

4. What does Flory's clerk bring him?
(a) A letter from Macgregor
(b) A letter from England
(c) An anonymous letter telling him to avoid Ma Hla May
(d) An anonymous letter warning him about Veraswami

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

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

7. Elizabeth's view of the world is mostly shaped by ____________________________.
(a) two terms she spent at an expensive boarding school.
(b) her father's time in the military.
(c) her family's immense fortunes.
(d) her time as an artist in Paris.

8. Many of Flory's early years in Burma were spent ____________________________.
(a) drinking and fighting with natives.
(b) drinking and visiting whores.
(c) working around the clock.
(d) saving money to send home to his parents.

9. Why is Elizabeth upset about the pew?
(a) She thinks the female natives are being exploited.
(b) She is not allowed to sit in the front with the rest of the whites.
(c) She feels Flory might try to abandon her there.
(d) She has to sit among the natives and watch a suggestive dance.

10. Who is the Subdivisional Magistrate of Kyauktada?
(a) Ko Ba Sein
(b) Ba Taik
(c) U Po Kyin
(d) Ma Kin

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

12. What excuse does Flory make to Elizabeth for Ma Hla May's presence?
(a) He says Ma Hla May is the laundress.
(b) He says Ma Hla May is Ko S'la's wife.
(c) He says Ma Hla May is the jealous type.
(d) He says Ma Hla May is a boy.

13. What causes Elizabeth to leave Flory's house?
(a) She realizes Flory is sympathetic to the natives.
(b) She and Flory find the servants watching them talk.
(c) She realizes her uncle does not like Flory.
(d) She notices Flory's birthmark and is repulsed by it.

14. What does Elizabeth's do after her mother dies?
(a) She immediately takes a cruise looking for a husband.
(b) She decides that she wants to live the life of an artist.
(c) She immediately sets sail for Burma at her uncle's invitation.
(d) She mourns extensively.

15. Flory finally leaves the Club because _____________________.
(a) he cannot stand the racist talk any longer.
(b) he is late for a date with his mistress.
(c) he needs to get home before the sun is too extreme.
(d) his dog needs to go out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Elizabeth to her uncle's house?

2. What distinguishes Kyauktada from other Burmese towns?

3. Of all the indulgent freedoms allowed a pukka sahib, the one freedom denied them is ________________________.

4. What does Veraswami do when Flory denounces the English?

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

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