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Shooting an Elephant
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Shooting an elephant by George Orwell
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What did the dying elephant symbolize?
The morals of the author
The authors hate for elephants
The British Empire deteriorating.
The author showing he has no fear of the elephant.
2
What literary devices are present throughout the story?
Suspense
Personification
Foreshadowing
Symbolism
3
How does the British Empire symbolize the (living) elephant?
Discriminates people who aren't british
Kills people who don't believe in British ideals and beliefs
Had limited freedom with everything.
From afar, the empire looks harmless. Up close its dangerous
4
How did the owner of the elephant react to it's brutal murder?
He didn't care
Angry
Happiness
Sadness
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Where does the story take place?
Thirteen Colonies
France
Whitehall
Burma
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Who wrote the story
George Orwell
William Golding
Shakespeare
J.K. Rowling
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Who actually finished off the elephant after it was shot multiple times?
The speaker
British police
The Burmese
Natural causes
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What did the crowd represent as the speaker shot the elephant?
They're bystanders
It took more than person to fight the British Empire.
Everybody sides with people who have the same political view
People who want to fight but are afraid of getting punished
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What kind of embarrassment does the speaker not want to go through if he didn't kill it?
Losing his job
Being arrested by British police
Being killed by the elephant itself
Being thrown out of his country
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Why did the speaker initially hesitate to kill the elephant?
It's a harmless animal.
It was expensive
He would gain infamy
He would be embarrassed by the Burmese
