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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Flory's excuse for evading the war in England?
(a) He was "sticking by his job."
(b) He was "choosing peace."
(c) He was "fighting his own battles."
(d) He was refusing to become a man.

5. Why does Flory let the distraction remain?
(a) He feels he deserves the punishment.
(b) He wants Flo to have a companion.
(c) He is too drunk to aim properly at the dog.
(d) He does not have the nerve to shoot the dog.

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

7. Ma Hla May complains because _____________________________.
(a) Flory has demanded she has no other lovers.
(b) Flory has sent her back to her parents.
(c) Flory lets Ko S'la treat her rudely.
(d) Flory no longer buys her presents.

8. Flory's attitude toward his mistress is ____________________________.
(a) a mixture of delight and anticipation.
(b) a mixture of tolerance and disgust.
(c) a mixture of fear and excitement.
(d) a mixture of love and respect.

9. Flory signed the notice because ____________________________.
(a) He agrees with Ellis after all.
(b) He does not have the courage to refuse.
(c) He feels Veraswami should be punished.
(d) He does not want natives admitted to the club.

10. Fighting for the English was U Po Kyin's dream so that he could ______________.
(a) be a parasite upon them
(b) prove his worth to the white men.
(c) defeat the weak among his own people.
(d) defend the queen.

11. Flory reveals what attitude toward Macgregor?
(a) He acts contemptuously toward Macgregor.
(b) He acts respectfully toward Macgregor because he looks up to him.
(c) He acts as though Macgregor does not exist.
(d) He acts respectfully toward Macgregor but feels contempt for him.

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

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

14. More than anything, Flory wishes for _________________________.
(a) someone to fight Ellis.
(b) someone to force him to stand up for himself.
(c) someone who will overlook his birthmark.
(d) someone with whom he can share his life.

15. What does Veraswami do when Flory denounces the English?
(a) Veraswami feels free to denounce them, too.
(b) Veraswami defends and praises the English.
(c) Veraswami pretends he does not hear Flory's comments.
(d) Veraswami warns him that he is becoming a traitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. The only solution for Flory's ennui is to ________________________.

2. Ko S'la disapproves of Ma Hla May because _____________________________.

3. What surprises Flory about Elizabeth?

4. U Po Kyin keeps up his reputation as an impartial magistrate by _______________________________.

5. Where and when does the story take place?

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