Shooting an Elephant

What country is "Shooting an Elephant" set in?

• Bengal 
• England 
• Burma 
• India

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Who wrote "Shooting an Elephant"

• Rebecca West
• George Orwell
• Winston Churchill 
• Adam West

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

Who colonized Burma at the time of the essay?

• The Japanese 
• The British 
• The Dutch 
• The Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is the modern name for Burma?

• India
• Bangladesh 
• Myanmar
• Thailand

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

What is Orwell's job in the essay?

• Elephant Tamer
• Military Officer
• Civil Servant
• Police Officer

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

Who in particular does Orwell say ridicules him in the essay?

• Women
• Children
• Buddhist Priests
• Police Officers

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

What is wrong with the elephant in the essay?

• Experiencing Bout of Must
• It's injured from the circus
• It wants to be free
• It has rabies

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does Orwell bring with him when he sets off to see the elephant

• Nothing
• A Dah
• .44 Winchester
• A cane

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

What does Orwell say about how he feels when he sees the elephant

• He wants to save the people from the elephant
• He wants to run away 
• He doesn't want to kill it
• He wants to buy a taco

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does Orwell see when he arrives on the scene where the elephant has been rampaging?

• Many dead and wounded people
• A dead woman 
• A dead man
• A dead child in the arms of a woman

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2