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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is U Po Kyin unable to do without help?
(a) Decide court cases
(b) Acquire merit
(c) Prepare his own food
(d) Rise from a chair

3. 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 U Po Kyin and Ba Taik.
(d) plots against Mr. Macgregor and Dr. Veraswami.

4. How do most of Flory's experiences portray him?
(a) Ungrateful and confrontational
(b) Cruel and aggressive
(c) Cowardly and dishonorable
(d) Awkward and timid

5. What confrontation does Flory endure?
(a) He asks Elizabeth to marry him.
(b) He has a meeting with U Po Kyin.
(c) He stands up to Dr. Veraswami.
(d) He turns Ma Hla May out of his house.

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

7. Flory feels Elizabeth may be a kindred spirit because ____________________________.
(a) she reveals that she is lonely.
(b) she claims to love reading, as he does.
(c) she claims to want to settle down in Burma.
(d) she comments on the beauty of the natives.

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

9. Flory does not want to shave because _____________________________.
(a) he is afraid of germs in the water.
(b) he does not want to look in the mirror until he has had a few drinks.
(c) he wants a beard to grow in and hide his birthmark.
(d) he is too hot to do anything physical.

10. What does Ma Kin encourage her husband to do?
(a) Buy more merit.
(b) Acquire more merit
(c) Make more money
(d) Destroy his enemies

11. Flory reveals what attitude toward Macgregor?
(a) He acts respectfully toward Macgregor because he looks up to him.
(b) He acts as though Macgregor does not exist.
(c) He acts contemptuously toward Macgregor.
(d) He acts respectfully toward Macgregor but feels contempt for him.

12. Flory and Ko S'la attend to Flo because _________________________.
(a) she is tired from the walk in the forest.
(b) she is sick from eating table scraps.
(c) she picks up numerous ticks during the day.
(d) she is wet from swimming in the river.

13. Fighting for the English was U Po Kyin's dream so that he could ______________.
(a) prove his worth to the white men.
(b) defeat the weak among his own people.
(c) be a parasite upon them
(d) defend the queen.

14. Macgregor is the only Englishman who does not ____________________.
(a) want to admit non-whites to the Club.
(b) like Ellis.
(c) drink before sunset.
(d) object to Lackersteen's drinking and carousing.

15. What does Flory realize when he is forced to return to Burma?
(a) He hates Burma.
(b) He could not function without his servants.
(c) He will not see his Father again before he dies.
(d) He is now more at home in Burma than in England.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Elizabeth appear to feel about the atmosphere of the Club?

2. After the argument, the men occupy their time by ______________________.

3. Mrs. Lackersteen complains about the quality of ______________.

4. Ba Sein brings a copy of __________________.

5. Where and when does the story take place?

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