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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the narrator leave the hospital?
(a) He transferred to another hospital, to be under the care of his own doctor.
(b) Once his condition was stable, he was moved to another facility.
(c) He left fully recovered with a doctor's discharge.
(d) He fled before his time was up, and without an official discharge.

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

3. Which play did Tolstoy criticize most harshly?
(a) "King Lear".
(b) "The Misanthrope".
(c) "Romeo and Juliet".
(d) "Dr. Faustus".

4. Patients in the narrator's hospital are used for what?
(a) Observation.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Experimentation.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

5. How do the Burmese treat the narrator?
(a) They harass and insult him whenever they can.
(b) They are openly violent at times.
(c) They are respectful and grateful to him.
(d) They are respectful to his face, but sneer at him behind his back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of "Gulliver's Travels" does Orwell discuss in Chapter 5?

2. What is the symbol of Gulliver's aging?

3. Where do the magistrates and police convene after the prisoner's death?

4. In what stage of Tolstoy's life did this major change occur?

5. What is in the prisoner's cell?

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