Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant"

Who is the narrator of the story?

• a Burmese prisoner

• a mahout

• a British police officer

• a soccer player

How does he respond to the hatred of the Burmese?

• He is confused by it.

• He is indifferent to it.

• He enjoys it.

• He ignores it.

Which of the following does not represent his perception of the Burmese?

• "sneering yellow faces"

• "wretched prisoners"

• "evil spirited little beasts"

• "young and ill-educated"

What does he mean when he says the incident with the elephant is "enlightening"?

• He realized "the real nature of imperialism"

• He learned the type of gun needed to kill an elephant.

• He learned the value of the elephants to the Burmese village

• He realized his relationship with the sub-inspector.

What events lead to the narrator being asked to "do something about" the elephant.

• It destroyed a bamboo hut

• It killed a cow

• It knocked over a rubbish van

• All of the above

What is the narrator's initial reaction to shooting the elephant?

• He was eager to prove his worth.

• He was terrified of the elephant.

• He had no intention of killing the elephant

• He thought he could make money from the creature's carcass.

What makes the narrator change his mind about shooting the elephant?

• The crowd expected him to do so.

• HIs commander ordered him to do so.

• The elephant killed a man.

• The village was still in danger.

What does he understand about himself--as an Englishman and a white man--at the moment of his decision?

• A white man must not show fear in front of the natives

• A white man should show no mercy in front of the natives.

• A white man should understand the consequences of his decisions.

• A white man has no business shooting an elephant

What miscalculation does the narrator make as he prepares to shoot the elephant?

• He is standing in mud.

• Children are gathered too close to his target.

• He did not call for back up.

• He misses the creature's brain.

What detail does not describe the elephant's collapse?

• "sagged flabbily at the knees"

• "his trunk reached skyward"

• "his head sharply twisted to the side"

• "he trumpeted, for the first and only time"