Plot
What is the Narrator's job
Police Officer
What does the main character struggle with when he interacts with the natives
The natives despise him (colonial resentment)
The annexation of Burma/Myanmar occurred in what year?
1886
What modern day country was George Orwell born in?
India
Which Country spied on George Orwell during the Spanish Civil War?
Soviet Union
What country does this story take place?
Burma
What action left the narrator ridden with guilt?
Shooting the Elephant
How long did the British rule Burma?
62 years
What is George Orwell's real name?
Eric Arthur Blair
Which famous writer gave George Orwell a .32 colt
Ernest Hemingway
Why does Orwell first, think he should not shoot the elephant?
He thinks it is done rampaging about
The narrator chooses to shoot the elephant because he couldn't swallow his?
Pride
What area of Burma was not controlled by the British until after the third Burmese war
Upper Burma
What police force did George Orwell join
Indian Imperial Police
What group last used war elephants in battle?
Kachin Independence Army
What did the elephant do in order to cause the narrator to pursue it
He went buck wild and killed a man
Why did the natives hate the narrator and any other foreigner?
They were from the British Kingdom who controlled Burma at the time.
Who was king after the succession crisis
Thibaw Min
How did Orwell end up in England?
he went on leave and never came back
Burma was called what?
Pagan Kingdom
At the beginning of the story what was the narrator's two major struggles.
The natives did not like him because he is white, even though he hated imperialism
George Orwell wrote this story to explain how he came to understand the senselessness of
Imperialism
What action led the British to declaring war on Burma
King Thibaw refusing the British ultimatum
What is George Orwell's place of Burial?
All Saints' Church, Sutton, Courtney
What is the date of Burma's inception? (Will accept answer within week of inception)
23 December 839