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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the elephant die?
(a) It is shot twice but dies slowly.
(b) It kills two people before finally collapsing.
(c) It dies quickly and painlessly.
(d) It doesn't die, it escapes.

2. Where is the narrator working?
(a) Japan.
(b) Burma.
(c) Australia.
(d) India.

3. Why does the narrator eventually shoot the elephant?
(a) The angry crowd doesn't really give him a choice.
(b) Because he doesn't want anyone else to get hurt.
(c) Because it is his job.
(d) Because he wants to collect the reward.

4. How many people were killed by the elephant while it was rampaging?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

5. What illness does the narrator have, in Chapter 3?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Scarlet fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the creature do as the prisoner is being led to his execution?

2. What change has occurred for the narrator, in Chapter 3?

3. Where did the elephant come from?

4. What sort of bath does the hospital staff give the narrator?

5. What do the magistrates and police do after the prisoner's death?

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