Response Questions: 1. Analyze Reread paragraphs 5 and 6. What is ironic about Orwell’s first sighting of the elephant? Support your response with evidence from the text. 2. Evaluate Orwell describes the shooting and slow death of the elephant in excruciating detail. How does this description support his reflections in the essay? Support your response with evidence from the text. 3. Draw Conclusions At the end of the essay, Orwell wonders whether other Europeans realized that he shot the elephant “solely to avoid looking a fool.” Why was it so important for him to keep up appearances before the Burmans? Support your response with evidence from the text. 4. Critique Do you think Orwell provides a reliable account of how the Burmans viewed him? Explain why or why not. Support your response with evidence from the text. 5. Notice