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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 kind of children does Charlie say Yvonne had?

2. What do the narrator think the rich imagine to be at stake if the poor are not kept in poverty?

3. Which of the following animals raid the food in the yard?

4. At what time do people start getting depressed?

5. How many hours a day does the narrator work at the restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charlie save the day in chapter 18?

2. Describe the Russian society in chapter 8.

3. In what way does the narrator's life get better in chapter 17?

4. How does the narrator spend his last days in Paris?

5. Why do the staff at the Auberge hate each other?

6. In what way does the narrator claim the restaurant is successful in chapter 21?

7. Why do Boris and the narrator quit their jobs in chapter 19?

8. In what way is a plongeur no better than a slave?

9. In what way is Boris in bad shape in chapter 5?

10. Describe the ghetto where the narrator lives.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Orwell was a socialist. Using two examples from the novel discuss the ways the story reflects Orwell's political ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the following statement "A plongeur is a slave, and a wasted slave, doing stupid and largely unnecessary work." Using examples from the text write an essay either supporting or arguing against the statement.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Orwell's dialogue contribute to the following areas

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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