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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words does Flory use to describe himself?
(a) Spineless cur
(b) Local pariah
(c) Lord of all he surveys
(d) Misunderstood genius

2. Who objects to scandal among the men?
(a) Macgregor
(b) U Po Kyin
(c) Mrs. Lackersteen
(d) Ellis

3. Ba Taik is ___________
(a) U Po Kyin's unpaid servant.
(b) U Po Kyin's deputy.
(c) U Po Kyin's son.
(d) U Po Kyin's wife.

4. What does Ma Kin tell her husband about happiness?
(a) Happiness escapes those who do evil.
(b) Happiness is not in power.
(c) Happiness is not in money.
(d) Happiness comes from the heart.

5. Flory signed the notice because ____________________________.
(a) He agrees with Ellis after all.
(b) He does not have the courage to refuse.
(c) He does not want natives admitted to the club.
(d) He feels Veraswami should be punished.

6. Flory is more aware of his birthmark when ___________________________.
(a) he is attracted to a woman.
(b) someone wants to touch him.
(c) he feels angry.
(d) he feels ashamed of himself.

7. Ba Sein arrives to discuss ________________________________.
(a) court cases against Mr. Macgregor and Mr. Flory.
(b) court cases against Ma Kin and Dr. Versaswami.
(c) plots against Mr. Macgregor and Dr. Veraswami.
(d) plots against U Po Kyin and Ba Taik.

8. Orwell claims that the notion of men at the 'outposts of Empire' as able and hardworking is ___________.
(a) irrefutable
(b) delusional
(c) sad
(d) undeniable

9. Who is the Subdivisional Magistrate of Kyauktada?
(a) Ko Ba Sein
(b) U Po Kyin
(c) Ma Kin
(d) Ba Taik

10. Where and when does the story take place?
(a) In England, April of 1925
(b) In England, April of 1825
(c) In Burma, April of 1925
(d) In Burma, April of 1825

11. What is Flory's excuse for evading the war in England?
(a) He was refusing to become a man.
(b) He was "choosing peace."
(c) He was "sticking by his job."
(d) He was "fighting his own battles."

12. What keeps U Po Kyin from being exposed by those who complain against him?
(a) He has not broken any laws that the English care about.
(b) He has too many supporters and he pays them well.
(c) He has not broken any laws at all.
(d) He has too many powerful friends from the Club.

13. The two things Flory becomes as a result of his harassed childhood are _________________________.
(a) a liar and a boxer.
(b) a liar and a footballer.
(c) a friend to the unfortunate.
(d) a traveller and a salesman.

14. Ko S'la is __________________.
(a) Flory's servant.
(b) Flory's mistress.
(c) Flory's best friend.
(d) Flory's cook.

15. U Po Kyin is described as _______________.
(a) fat, yet shapely and beautiful
(b) thin and gaunt
(c) fat and sagging
(d) rotting from within, like old fruit

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Lackersteen imply to Elizabeth?

2. Who does Flory feel is the entity to blame for his dishonor and futility?

3. More than anything, Flory wishes for _________________________.

4. Flory's attitude toward his mistress is ____________________________.

5. Flory feels Elizabeth may be a kindred spirit because ____________________________.

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