Shooting an elephant

Shooting an elephant

9th Grade

10 Qs

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Shooting an elephant

Shooting an elephant

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Medium

Created by

Darrian Bryan

Used 61+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the name of the author of the short story, "Shooting an Elephant?

VS Naipaul

George Orwell

Gabriella Mistral

George Clooney

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the setting of the story?

Baltic Ocean

Burma

Belmopan

Belize

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The country in which the story is set is now known as

Ethiopia

India

Japan

Myanmar

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is one reason the narrator was hated?

He was a sub divisional police officer

He did not talk very well

He was an evil man

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the internal conflict the narrator faces?

He does not want to deal with the people

He does not want to live in this country anymore

He does not like his job

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who does the narrator secretly support?

The Burmese

The British

The elephant

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What major incident in the story involved the narrator?

An elephant had escaped and killed an Indian

There was a fight

He was being fired

He had to return home

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