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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the members of the Club suddenly allow the butler into their conversation?
(a) He insists on being the center of attention.
(b) He is a respectable member of Burmese society.
(c) They are afraid of his size and demeanor.
(d) He has had many experiences with earthquakes, and they are interested in his stories.

2. Whose arrival alarms Mrs. Lackersteen and Elizabeth?
(a) Flory's replacement
(b) Verrall's replacement
(c) Verrall's debt collectors
(d) Verrall's wife

3. What does Elizabeth do when Flory calls out to her?
(a) She tells Ko S'la to tell Flory not to speak to her.
(b) She looks at him but does not speak.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She runs to him.

4. What causes Mrs. Lackersteen to lecture Elizabeth on being "cheap?"
(a) Verrall has given Elizabeth money on many occasions.
(b) Verrall has mentioned he plans to marry Elizabeth only if her family is wealthy.,
(c) Verrall has made no motions to marry Elizabeth even though they have had an affair.
(d) Verrall has refused to give Elizabeth money when she has asked for it.

5. Why does Elizabeth seem more approachable to Flory that evening?
(a) She starts to embrace Burmese culture.
(b) She is not wearing spectacles.
(c) She wears her hair down.
(d) She is less inhibited when she is drunk.

6. How does Elizabeth thwarts Lackersteen's attempts at rape?
(a) Threatening to marray Flory
(b) Threatening to tell Mrs. Lackersteen
(c) Threatening to tell the police
(d) Threatening to leave at once

7. Why are Elizabeth and Verrall indifferent to the heat?
(a) They have lived in warm climates their entire lives.
(b) They are young, and heat does not bother the young.
(c) They are busy drinking most of the time, and do not notice.
(d) They are too distracted by each other to notice.

8. What does Elizabeth enjoy during the canoe trip to the shooting party?
(a) Carrying the gun in her lap
(b) Watching the scenery go by
(c) Carrying on a conversation with the Burman canoe-man
(d) Shooting at birds

9. Who greets Flory and Elizabeth when they go ashore?
(a) The village headman
(b) Ellis
(c) The Eurasians
(d) Ko S'la

10. Flory and Elizabeth's journey through the jungle is described as ______________________.
(a) a relief from the heat of the day.
(b) an oppressive struggle.
(c) a journey into their hearts.
(d) a wonderland of beauty.

11. What accounts for the change in Mrs. Lackersteen's behavior?
(a) Her drinking problem
(b) Her social aspirations
(c) Her fear of Lackersteen's infidelity
(d) Her distaste for Burmese culture

12. Who commits the murder?
(a) The relatives of Ma Hla May commit the murder.
(b) Maxwell commits the murder.
(c) U Po Kyin commits the murder as revenge.
(d) The relatives of the man Maxwell shot commit the murder.

13. At the end of Chapter 22, what signals a change?
(a) The river has overflowed.
(b) The English have returned to their camps.
(c) The rain has finally stopped.
(d) The rain has finally started.

14. Why do Mrs. Lackersteen and Elizabeth rush to the train station?
(a) They have heard that the trains are not running in the rain.
(b) They have heard that Verrall is leaving without saying goodbye.
(c) They have heard that Verrall is arriving from Mandalay.
(d) They have heard that Lackersteen is returning from camp.

15. Although Verrall often offends people, ____________________________.
(a) he is not to blame for his ignorance of polite social behavior.
(b) he always regrets his behavior.
(c) he often apologizes afterward.
(d) he never suffers serious consequences.

Short Answer Questions

1. Elizabeth's behavior at the headman's house could be described as ______________________.

2. Why does Flory not get to propose to Elizabeth?

3. What causes Verrall to speak to Elizabeth and Mrs. Lackersteen?

4. Killing the leopard has created what feeling between Flory and Elizabeth?

5. Elizabeth understands that Flory ________________________.

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