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1. 1.

   Write T for true and F for false sentences.

   1. A 44 Winchester rifle is good enough to kill an elephant.
   2. The mahout had seen the elephant after twelve hours.
   3. The narrator didn't feel frightened because he knew that a white man mustn't be frightened in front of 'natives'.
   4. The narrator had merely sent for the rifle to defend himself, if necessary.
   5. It took  total of three shots to get the elephant down.
   6. The narrator was afraid of being an object of laughter for the natives.
   7. The narrator felt that an elephant holds as much importance as machine.
   8. The Burmans scraped out every inch of the elephant meat.
2. 2.

   What information did the narrator receive one morning? What did he do in response?
3. 3.

   Why did the tame elephant go wild?
4. 4.

   What damages were caused by the elephant?
5. 5.

   Why were the Burmans suddenly excited?
6. 6.

   What made the narrator realise that hollowness and futility of the white man's dominion in the East?