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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does MacGregor start his day?
(a) He investigates any leftover business from the day before.
(b) He drinks gin while sitting in the tub.
(c) He forces the other men to do calisthenics.
(d) He does exercises at home then takes a brisk walk.

3. What does Mrs. Lackersteen imply to Elizabeth?
(a) That Elizabeth should quickly find a husband in Burma.
(b) That Elizabeth should not marry until she falls in love.
(c) That Elizabeth should get an education.
(d) That Elizabeth should return to England and find work.

4. Lackersteen does not want to see his wife because __________________________.
(a) she is angry at him and will embarrass him.
(b) she is an irresponsible drinker.
(c) she will make him stop drinking.
(d) she will make him leave immediately.

5. Ba Sein brings a copy of __________________.
(a) The London Times.
(b) The Burmese Patriot.
(c) The Rangoon Gazette.
(d) The New York Times.

6. How does Flory discover Lackersteen's niece, Elizabeth?
(a) She screams when she is frightened by Ko S'la.
(b) She faints from the heat on his doorstep.
(c) She runs to him for rescue from the natives.
(d) She screams when she is frightened by a water buffalo.

7. 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) an animal is beneath contempt.
(c) a woman is considered the same as a rat or frog.
(d) a woman is beyond his status level.

8. During Flory's time in Burma, he has grown ___________________________.
(a) jaded and resentful of the English.
(b) homesick for England.
(c) tired of the Burmese.
(d) uncomfortable with his friendship with the doctor.

9. Mrs. Lackersteen complains about the quality of ______________.
(a) her drink
(b) her husband's job
(c) her servants
(d) her wardrobe

10. Who objects most strongly to Macgregor's notice about admitting non-whites to the Club?
(a) Mr. Lackersteen
(b) Mr. Chesterton
(c) Mr. Ellis
(d) Mr. Flory

11. Flory feels Elizabeth may be a kindred spirit because ____________________________.
(a) she comments on the beauty of the natives.
(b) she reveals that she is lonely.
(c) she claims to love reading, as he does.
(d) she claims to want to settle down in Burma.

12. What gives Flory brief comfort at the end of the chapter?
(a) A cool breeze
(b) A walk in the woods
(c) A dip in the pond
(d) A burst of sunshine

13. What words does Flory use to describe himself?
(a) Spineless cur
(b) Lord of all he surveys
(c) Local pariah
(d) Misunderstood genius

14. How does Westfield feel about pursuing petty criminals?
(a) He loathes it but does not resist the duty.
(b) He detests it but his racism causes him to feel they are all guilty.
(c) He refuses to pursue anyone who is not a serious criminal.
(d) He feels superior to the criminals and revels in his duty.

15. Flory landed in Burma because ________________________________.
(a) his parents demanded he get a job or leave the house.
(b) his parents brought him over on vacation.
(c) his parents bought him a position at a firm.
(d) his parents believed he could not survive in England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Flory signed the notice because ____________________________.

2. What keeps Flory from falling asleep?

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

4. Ma Hla May complains because _____________________________.

5. What does Flory's clerk bring him?

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