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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. Flory feels Elizabeth may be a kindred spirit because ____________________________.
(a) she claims to love reading, as he does.
(b) she claims to want to settle down in Burma.
(c) she comments on the beauty of the natives.
(d) she reveals that she is lonely.

2. Why is Flory not allowed to return to England?
(a) His firm needs him back in Rangoon.
(b) His firm will fire him if he leaves the country.
(c) His family has disowned him.
(d) His ship sinks before it reaches Burma.

3. The Club is ______________________.
(a) a four-room wooden building.
(b) a pillared building in the center of town.
(c) a grand estate.
(d) a golf course outside of town.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Veraswami sees the English as ______________________.

2. Orwell claims that the notion of men at the 'outposts of Empire' as able and hardworking is ___________.

3. The village girl that visits that morning claims ____________________________.

4. Ba Sein brings a copy of __________________.

5. How does Elizabeth appear to feel about the atmosphere of the Club?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ellis' complaint against the natives?

2. What seems to be Flory's motivation for ignoring the anonymous letter about Veraswami?

3. What is U Po Kyin's plan against Dr. Veraswami?

4. What has Elizabeth's life been like in Paris?

5. Describe Elizabeth Lackersteen.

6. What is the lie Flory believes the English tell themselves?

7. Why does Flory's sudden church attendance concern Ko S'la?

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

9. Describe the variety show that Flory and Elizabeth attend.

10. Describe U Po Kyin's servant Ba Taik.

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