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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orwell say about Tolstoy's conversion?
(a) He only exchanged one form of egotism for another.
(b) He was swayed by false prophets.
(c) He never converted; it was a rumor.
(d) He did it to better his reputation, not because his belief was sincere.

2. What has the elephant destroyed?
(a) A bamboo hut, some fruit stalls, and a rubbish van.
(b) A cart with vegetables in it.
(c) A newsstand.
(d) A.grove of trees, a hut, and a bicycle.

3. How is the prisoner going to be executed?
(a) Hanging.
(b) Stoning.
(c) Lethal injection.
(d) Firing squad.

4. In principle, with whom does the narrator side?
(a) The British.
(b) The police.
(c) The prisoners.
(d) The Burmese.

5. Where is the narrator working?
(a) Burma.
(b) Australia.
(c) Japan.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the police and magistrates feel after the prisoner's death?

2. Where did the elephant come from?

3. Of what religion is the prisoner in Chapter 2?

4. In what country is the narrator, in Chapter 3?

5. How is the prisoner behaving, as he is marching to his death?

(see the answer key)

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