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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of literature does Kipling write?

2. Raffles is a cricketer who excels as a what?

3. How does Miss Blandish die?

4. Dickens was considered a social _______.

5. To a modern sensibility, much of Kipling's philosophy is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the duality of the human experience that the semi-illict postcards represents?

2. What does Orwell conclude about Dickens's solution for societal ills, at the end of the essay?

3. What does the typical Dickens novel focus on?

4. What is Orwell's intention when he leaves his station to look for the elephant?

5. Why does Orwell refer to Kipling's poetry as "good bad poetry"?

6. What does Orwell announce after his first beating?

7. What role does Orwell believe his past experiences have played in his life?

8. What, according to Orwell, do the various deficiencies in Dickens's novels lead a person to conclude?

9. What are the common writing errors that Orwell enumerates in his "Politics and the English Language" essay?

10. What is the plot of "No Orchids for Miss Blandish"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on the experiences that Orwell presents, is Orwell a writer who is self-centered? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How does Orwell's ethnocentrism invade his writing? Does it? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the solutions presented to society's problems by Orwell, and what does he think of each solution? Support your answer with evidence from the essays.

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