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1. The main topic of this passage is (A) to respect animals (B) Conformity (C) Imperialism (D) Racism (E) Integrity

2. What is the tone of the passage? (A) Satirical (B) Formal (C) Comical (D) Serious (E) Informal

3. The first two sentences of the passage perform which of the following functions? I. It creates a setting. II. It introduces how the villagers view the author. III. It introduces a reoccurring theme. (A) I only (B) III only (C) I, II and III (D) I and II (E) I and III

4. What was Orwell's main purpose for writing "Shooting an Elephant?" (A) Reveal the negative effects of imperialism (B) Inform readers about the guilt may come with killing a living creature (C) Describe his experience as a sub-divisional police officer in Burma (D) Stop people from killing elephants (E) Tell a story of a life changing experience

5. It can be inferred that the author (A) Gained a lot of world knowledge working as a sub divisional police officer (B) Resented the Burmese (C) Eventually quit his job because he couldn't handle the guilt of killing the elephant (D) Wanted respect from the Burmese (E) Learned to love his job

6. What did the author mean by the term "must" (A) The elephant's breeding cycle (B) The elephant's behavior (C) The elephant's hunger (D) The author's need to put down the elephant (E) The elephant's general needs

7. What literary device is being used? "The tortured gasps continued as steadily as the ticking of a clock" (A) Alliteration (B) Simile (C) Irony (D) Juxtaposition (E) Metaphor

8. Imperialism can be described as (A) Putting officers into foreign countries (B) Giving away territory to other countries (C) Extending a nation's authority to other territories (D) Combining two separate nation's governments (E) Changing the way a country's government rules

9. What is the subject of the following sentence? "All I knew was that I was stuck between my hatred of the empire I served and my rage against the evil-spirited little beasts who tried to make my job impossible." (A) The empire he author served (B) The people surrounding the author (C) The author's job (D) The author (E) The author's hatred