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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. What does Elizabeth do when Flory calls out to her?

2. How does Lackersteen justify his drinking and philandering?

3. Why are Elizabeth and Verrall indifferent to the heat?

4. What do the locals carry ashore at the end of Chapter twenty-one?

5. Who are Francis and Samuel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Elizabeth's comments about the Burmese reveal about her?

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

3. What causes the change in Flory's mood after he visits Dr. Veraswami?

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

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

6. How does Orwell describe the leopard as it is being killed?

7. What unpleasant event does Elizabeth face before going to the Club?

8. What has the day of shooting done for Flory and Elizabeth?

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

10. Who or what helps Flory through the difficulties he is having at the camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examining the roles of the timber companies, the Club, and the English officials in the novel, identify any social institution or aspect of mankind that Orwell criticizes in his novel. Write an essay in identifying Orwell's criticism and support it with specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Henry Louis Mencken said, "There is something even more valuable to civilization than wisdom, and that is character." Consider Orwell's messages about civilization in the novel. Write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify Mencken's statement using examples from the text to support your argument.

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