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Shooting An Elephant Test Questions

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6 September 2022
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What was Orwell's attitude towards the English occupation of Burma?
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He believed it was an evil situation
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Orwell's official job at the time was
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A police officer
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While he was shooting the elephant, the crowd
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Watched attentively
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What is Orwell's purpose in giving details about the elephants slow death?
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To emphasize how unnecessary it was
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Which if the following best describes the natives feelings towards the narrator of the story, a British police officer in Burma?
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They hate him
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George Orwell wrote this story to explain how he came to understand the senselessness of
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Imperialism
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Why does Orwell first, think he should not shoot the elephant?
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He thinks that the elephants rampage has ended
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Orwell finds himself angry at whom or what in his situation?
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Imperialism for its oppression and the people for their contempt
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Which quote is an example of situational irony?
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"Here was I... Seemingly the leading actor of the piece..."
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Which statement best expresses Orwell's motivation for killing the elephant?
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The people expected me to kill the elephant and I didn't want them to laugh or holler at me if I didn't
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What legal justification does Orwell give for killing the elephant?
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The elephant trampled and killed a man