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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country is the narrator, in Chapter 3?
(a) Spain.
(b) Burma.
(c) England.
(d) France.

2. How do the Burmese treat the narrator?
(a) They harass and insult him whenever they can.
(b) They are respectful and grateful to him.
(c) They are openly violent at times.
(d) They are respectful to his face, but sneer at him behind his back.

3. According to Orwell, what was Gandhi's youth like?
(a) He was a criminal, and committed many sins.
(b) He didn't care about politics, and was pro-war.
(c) He was the same as he was in adult life.
(d) He committed small sins.

4. What major change occurred in Tolstoy's life?
(a) He sustained a serious injury, and was paralyzed.
(b) He converted to Christianity.
(c) He moved from England to Spain.
(d) His wife and children all died from influenza.

5. Overall, how does Orwell feel about "Gulliver's Travels"?
(a) He feels that the books have an important message, but are poorly executed.
(b) He understands, and sympathizes with, Swift's message, but thinks the books are poorly executed.
(c) He likes the books, and has reread them many times.
(d) He is bored by them, and doesn't understand people's fascination with the story.

Short Answer Questions

1. In this story, Burma is a colony of what empire?

2. What is the symbol of Gulliver's aging?

3. How does Orwell feel about Gandhi's involvement in politics?

4. How is the Burmese jail described?

5. In what stage of Tolstoy's life did this major change occur?

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