The crowd that had followed the narrator …

was an immense crowd, two thousand at the least and growing every minute.

One morning, the narrator is called to …

stop an elephant which has gone wild.

solely shot the elephant to avoid looking a fool.

After discovering the dead body of a man, the narrator …

sends an orderly to borrow an elephant rifle.

When the narrator is almost certain that the whole story has been made up, he …

comes across the body of a man killed by the elephant.

The huge animal has already …

destroyed a hut, raided food stalls, and destroyed a municipal van.

In the beginning, the narrator …

had no intention of shooting the elephant.

disrespect and tease Europeans whenever possible.

mustn’t be frightened in front of ‘natives’.

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Shooting an elephant

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1
The crowd that had followed the narrator …
started a riot when the police arrived.
was an immense crowd, two thousand at the least and growing every minute.
returned home after seeing the elephant outside the city.
was an tiny crowd, only a few people showed interest.
2
Among the Europeans …
everyone was happy that the elephant was dead.
opinion was divided.
the narrator was seen as a coward.
no one understood the narrator’s decision.
3
The narrator took his rifle - an old … - with him to the incident.
Walther PPK
Smith & Wesson
.44 Winchester
Magnum
4
The elephant was found …
in a bazaar.
already dead on the street.
in the paddy fields below.
in a slum between bamboo huts.
5
The elephant …
died immediately after the first shot.
needed half an hour to die.
went further into the fields and has never been seen again.
was captured and chained.
6
One morning, the narrator is called to …
stop an elephant which has gone wild.
investigate a murder.
buy an elephant.
stop a riot at a local bazaar.
7
Moulmein is a city in …
lower India.
upper India.
lower Burma
upper Burma.
8
The narrator …
solely shot the elephant to avoid a riot.
didn’t shoot the elephant because there was no reason to do so.
shot the elephant to impress his European friends.
solely shot the elephant to avoid looking a fool.
9
An elephant keeper or trainer is called …
Buddhist.
sahib.
mahout.
coolie.
10
A sahib is …
an elephant owner.
a Burmese police officer.
an elephant trainer.
a European man of status.
11
After discovering the dead body of a man, the narrator …
calls the military.
sends an orderly to borrow an elephant rifle.
sends an orderly to find the elephants owner.
calls for help.
12
When the narrator is almost certain that the whole story has been made up, he …
finds the elephant chasing a crowd of naked children.
witnesses how the elephant kills a black Dravidian coolie.
sees an old woman attacking a man with a switch in her hand.
comes across the body of a man killed by the elephant.
13
Alive, the elephant was worth …
five pounds.
more than a car.
its weight in gold.
at least a hundred pounds.
14
The narrator …
loved his job.
wanted to become an elephant hunter.
loved the British empire.
hated his job.
15
The huge animal has already …
eaten a cow and destroyed somebody’s bamboo hut.
killed its owner and turned over a rubbish van.
seriously injured the driver of a rubbish van.
destroyed a hut, raided food stalls, and destroyed a municipal van.
16
The narrator works as …
a referee.
an imperial police officer.
a football player.
a young Buddhist priest.
17
In the beginning, the narrator …
wanted to make it quick and shoot the elephant as fast as possible.
had no intention of shooting the elephant.
wanted to wait for the owner of the elephant.
wanted to capture the elephant alive.
18
The Burmese …
help the narrator during a football match.
start a riot against the British colonial government.
work hard to please their British masters.
disrespect and tease Europeans whenever possible.
19
A white man …
must be frightened in front of ‘natives’.
must act to the rules of the government.
must do what he is told to do.
mustn’t be frightened in front of ‘natives’.
20
When the narrator eventually finds the elephant, …
he decides that the elephant no longer poses a threat and returns home.
the elephant appears calm.
there is a fight between the crowd of Burmese spectators and the police.
the animal is still out of control.

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