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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Flory and Elizabeth's journey through the jungle is described as ______________________.

2. What does Flory's conviction to stand by Veraswami cause him to feel?

3. What is Elizabeth's reason for snubbing Flory?

4. Why does Verrall enter the Burma Military Police?

5. How does Elizabeth thwarts Lackersteen's attempts at rape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Elizabeth's attitude toward Flory?

2. In what position does Flory find himself at the end of Chapter 19?

3. How has Ma Hla May's behavior changed?

4. Why do the Englishmen decide that Verrall is ungracious?

5. What is Mrs. Lackersteen's plan for Elizabeth?

6. Why might Elizabeth enjoy holding the gun?

7. What is the result of Ellis' confrontation with the local boys?

8. Who or what does Verrall despise?

9. What do Ellis and Westfield plan to do in response to Maxwell's murder?

10. What do the two riderless ponies indicate about Verrall and Elizabeth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how any character deals with the concepts of shame or disappointment in the novel. In your essay, choose at least three examples of the character's behavior and support your argument using these.

Essay Topic 2

George Bernard Shaw said, "Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated." Consider the roles of hatred and cowardice in the novel. Then write an essay in which you identify Orwell's definition of either concept using textual examples as support.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the role of allusion in the novel. To whom or what does any character (or the narrator) allude? Why are these allusions important to characterization or development of the message? Write an essay in which you discuss the allusions in the novel, explaining their significance to the author's message or purpose.

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