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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who greets Flory and Elizabeth when they go ashore?
(a) The Eurasians
(b) Ellis
(c) The village headman
(d) Ko S'la

2. Why does Flory not get to propose to Elizabeth?
(a) Lackersteen finds them kissing outside and objects.
(b) Flory loses his nerve because of his birthmark.
(c) He is interrupted twice.
(d) Elizabeth refuses to hear his offer.

3. Why do Mrs. Lackersteen and Elizabeth rush to the train station?
(a) They have heard that Verrall is arriving from Mandalay.
(b) They have heard that Lackersteen is returning from camp.
(c) They have heard that the trains are not running in the rain.
(d) They have heard that Verrall is leaving without saying goodbye.

4. Although Elizabeth and Verrall ride together frequently, __________________________________.
(a) they are not concerned about marriage.
(b) they are not attracted to one another.
(c) they are no more or less intimate than they were in the beginning.
(d) they are no closer to finding a romantic attachment.

5. What is Elizabeth's reason for snubbing Flory?
(a) He is unattractive.
(b) He is keeping a Burmese woman.
(c) He is not an experienced horseback rider.
(d) He is not an experienced hunter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Elizabeth and Verrall indifferent to the heat?

2. What does Flory's conviction to stand by Veraswami cause him to feel?

3. Flory and Elizabeth's journey through the jungle is described as ______________________.

4. Verrall's face is described as _____________________.

5. The earthquake inspires what kind of feeling in the members of the Club after it is over?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unpleasant event does Elizabeth face before going to the Club?

2. What is Elizabeth's attitude toward Flory?

3. What causes the change in Flory's mood after he visits Dr. Veraswami?

4. Who or what helps Flory through the difficulties he is having at the camp?

5. Why does Flory's birthmark discourage him from kissing Elizabeth?

6. How has Ma Hla May's behavior changed?

7. What choice does Macgregor offer the Englishmen in regards to electing a native member of the Club?

8. Why do the Englishmen decide that Verrall is ungracious?

9. What is the result of Ellis' confrontation with the local boys?

10. Who or what does Verrall despise?

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