A Hanging

What simple action by the prisoner causes the narrator to realize, for the first time, "what it means to destroy a healthy, conscious man"?

• Petting a dog

• praying

• avoiding a puddle

• saying God bless you

What is the one word the prisoner cries out repeatedly?

• Innocent!

• Ram!

• Help!

• No!

What causes the superintendent to change his mood from grumpy to at ease, after the hanging of the Hindu prisoner?

• He made plans to go to lunch with the magistrates after the hanging.

• Another prisoner was scheduled to hang at 11:00 a.m. and hanging prisoners was the favorite part of his job.

• A relief that the hanging was over.

• The day's temperature started to cool and he was feeling physically better.

What was Orwell, by writing this story, trying to get the reader to understand about convicted prisoners?

• He was trying to simply entertain the reader.

• He was making the point that all prisoners should be hanged.

• He was trying to get the reader to see that although condemned, a convicted prisoner is still very human, like all of us.

• He was simply painting a picture of what prison life was like in Burma.

Who was George Orwell working for during the events of the story?

• The French Foreign Legion

• The British Army

• The Royal Navy

• The Indian Imperial Police

In which country do the events of 'A Hanging' take place?

• Burma

• India

• Thailand

• Bangladesh

What crime has the prisoner been convicted of?

• Murder

• Treason

• Theft

• Unknown

What word does Orwell use to describe the morning?

• Wet

• Soaking

• Dreich

• Sodden

What thought was in the minds of the guards during the hanging?

• Someone should stop this.

• We should not be going ahead with this.

• Get it over with.

• Justice is being served.

The Indians had gone grey like...

• cold porridge

• wet cement

• old milk

• bad coffee