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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What keeps U Po Kyin from being exposed by those who complain against him?
(a) He has too many supporters and he pays them well.
(b) He has not broken any laws at all.
(c) He has too many powerful friends from the Club.
(d) He has not broken any laws that the English care about.

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

3. What distinguishes Kyauktada from other Burmese towns?
(a) It has a railway terminus.
(b) It has a social club.
(c) It is hotter than other towns.
(d) It is bigger than other towns.

4. What does Flory realize when he is forced to return to Burma?
(a) He hates Burma.
(b) He is now more at home in Burma than in England.
(c) He could not function without his servants.
(d) He will not see his Father again before he dies.

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

6. Macgregor is most offended by ____________________.
(a) Flory's refusal to stand up for his friend.
(b) Ellis' rude comments on his proposal.
(c) Ellis' drunkenness.
(d) Ellis' use of the term 'nigger.'

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

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

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

10. Ellis confronts Macgregor because _______________________.
(a) he does not want non-whites admitted to the Club.
(b) he wants Flory denounced publicly.
(c) he wants Macgregor to apologize for his notice.
(d) he is unhappy with the service at the Club.

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

12. The village girl that visits that morning claims ____________________________.
(a) that she is U Po Kyin's daughter.
(b) that she has a newspaper article U Po Kyin will want to see.
(c) that she does not have enough bribe money.
(d) that U Po Kyin is the father of her child.

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

14. What keeps Flory from falling asleep?
(a) Ma Hla May will not leave him alone.
(b) A dog continues to yelp outside his house.
(c) Birds are calling in the trees outside his house.
(d) A dog attacked Flo outside his house.

15. Who is Flo?
(a) Flory's wife
(b) Flory's cocker spaniel
(c) Flory's assistant
(d) Flory's maid

Short Answer Questions

1. Macgregor is the only Englishman who does not ____________________.

2. Why do the servants threaten to leave if Flory marries a European woman?

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

4. Flory landed in Burma because ________________________________.

5. Veraswami is slightly disappointed when _________________________________.

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