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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Flory make to Elizabeth for Ma Hla May's presence?
(a) He says Ma Hla May is a boy.
(b) He says Ma Hla May is Ko S'la's wife.
(c) He says Ma Hla May is the laundress.
(d) He says Ma Hla May is the jealous type.

2. U Po Kyin's meal is described as ______________________.
(a) joyous, lengthy and celebratory.
(b) short, light and fresh.
(c) swift, passionate and enormous.
(d) sparse, lonely and bland.

3. Who walks home with the Lackersteens at the end of the evening?
(a) Macgregor
(b) Ellis
(c) Flory
(d) Westfield

4. Why is Elizabeth upset about the pew?
(a) She thinks the female natives are being exploited.
(b) She has to sit among the natives and watch a suggestive dance.
(c) She feels Flory might try to abandon her there.
(d) She is not allowed to sit in the front with the rest of the whites.

5. Ellis warns Flory that ________________________________.
(a) Elizabeth is not impressed by Burma or the natives.
(b) Veraswami may be in some kind of trouble.
(c) Elizabeth has come to Burma to find a husband.
(d) U Po Kyin is out to get him.

Short Answer Questions

1. The plot against Dr. Veraswami is to _____________________________.

2. Who is the Subdivisional Magistrate of Kyauktada?

3. Mrs. Lackersteen complains about the quality of ______________.

4. U Po Kyin is described as _______________.

5. In the feud between U Po Kyin and Veraswami, most townspeople _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the English men upset over the article in the Burmese Patriot?

2. Why did Flory end up in Burma?

3. Why does Flory seem to resent Macgregor?

4. Why does Flory choose to remain in Burma?

5. Why is Flory so lonely?

6. What kind of relationship does U Po Kyin seem to have with Ma Kin?

7. What attitude does U Po Kyin have about his fatness?

8. Among the visitors to U Po Kyin's house, which of these does he agree to see, and why?

9. Why is Flory unafraid of U Po Kyin?

10. Why does Flory remain silent while Ellis insults his friend?

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