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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Shooting an Elephant.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miss Blandish is the daughter of whom?
(a) A nobleman.
(b) A king.
(c) A politician.
(d) A millionaire.

2. Who is the author of the Raffles stories?
(a) Hornmurrg.
(b) Hornung.
(c) Horntrung.
(d) Hornsung.

3. How many scholarships does Orwell win?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

4. Orwell says that Dickens never wrote of what?
(a) Sickness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Battle.
(d) Government.

5. How many sections is the essay on Orwell's school experiences divided into?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under the philosophy of the school, obscene displays of wealth are indicative of what?

2. With what accent do all of Dickens's heroes speak?

3. What is depicted on McGill postcards that is, by definition, humorous?

4. When Orwell first comes upon the elephant, what is it eating?

5. Kipling provides nearly the only literary description of much of nineteenth-century where?

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