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

2. Whose arrival alarms Mrs. Lackersteen and Elizabeth?
(a) Verrall's wife
(b) Verrall's debt collectors
(c) Verrall's replacement
(d) Flory's replacement

3. What does the Chinese child do that upsets Elizabeth?
(a) Wants her to hold him
(b) Cries upon seeing her
(c) Wets himself on the floor
(d) Climbs up on to her lap

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

5. What ugly image accompanies the description of the cemetery and graves?
(a) The creeping jasmine and orange-hearted flowers.
(b) The rat holes leading down into the graves.
(c) The gravestones of sixteen Europeans.
(d) The white headstones and neatly trimmed graves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the Englishmen to feel envy for Verrall?

2. What causes Verrall to speak to Elizabeth and Mrs. Lackersteen?

3. What is Elizabeth's reason for snubbing Flory?

4. Why does Ko S'la tell Flory he should not attempt to play polo?

5. Why is Ellis upset that Verrall has abused the butler?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Flory intimidated by Verrall?

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

4. What is Mrs. Lackersteen's plan for Elizabeth?

5. How does Flory arrange to stay in town to be around Elizabeth?

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

7. What do Elizabeth's comments about the Burmese reveal about her?

8. In what position does Flory find himself at the end of Chapter 19?

9. Who or what does Verrall despise?

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

(see the answer keys)

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