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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do most of Flory's experiences portray him?
(a) Cowardly and dishonorable
(b) Cruel and aggressive
(c) Awkward and timid
(d) Ungrateful and confrontational

3. How does Orwell describe the ugly periods in Flory's past?
(a) Dark spells
(b) Moral failings
(c) Formative periods
(d) Unfortunate episodes

4. How does Flory start his day?
(a) He writes letters to his enemies.
(b) He drinks gin while sitting in the tub.
(c) He writes a love letter to Elizabeth.
(d) He prepares his household for the day.

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

6. What surprises Flory about Elizabeth?
(a) Her unwillingness to go to the pwe.
(b) Her admiration of Burma and its culture.
(c) Her confession that she has come to seek a husband.
(d) Her willingness to accompany him outside the Club.

7. Veraswami sees the English as ______________________.
(a) a pox.
(b) a civilizing presence.
(c) an unwelcome presence.
(d) an unfortunate necessity.

8. What is U Po Kyin unable to do without help?
(a) Acquire merit
(b) Decide court cases
(c) Prepare his own food
(d) Rise from a chair

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

10. Ba Sein arrives to discuss ________________________________.
(a) plots against U Po Kyin and Ba Taik.
(b) court cases against Mr. Macgregor and Mr. Flory.
(c) court cases against Ma Kin and Dr. Versaswami.
(d) plots against Mr. Macgregor and Dr. Veraswami.

11. What does U Po Kyin believe will bring him merit at the end of the chapter?
(a) Giving a basket of mangoes to the priests
(b) Taking in a local pregnant girl
(c) Dishonoring Dr. Veraswami
(d) Honoring his wife.

12. 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

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

14. Flory and Ko S'la attend to Flo because _________________________.
(a) she picks up numerous ticks during the day.
(b) she is wet from swimming in the river.
(c) she is sick from eating table scraps.
(d) she is tired from the walk in the forest.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Finally, the doctor tells Flory about his fears regarding ________________________.

3. Why is Flory ashamed of himself?

4. Lackersteen does not want to see his wife because __________________________.

5. Ma Hla May is allowed to _____________________________.

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