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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do people prefer the Popular Army to the militia?
(a) It has a goal.
(b) It has better weapons.
(c) It has better living conditions.
(d) It is structured.

2. What does Orwell say he has been isolated from for 115 days?
(a) News.
(b) Laughter.
(c) A bed.
(d) Sex.

3. What does Orwell's wife frequently mail him?
(a) Books.
(b) Letters.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Care packages.

4. Which Spanish political party was under Communist control?
(a) PSUC.
(b) POUM.
(c) FAI.
(d) UGT.

5. Which city in Spain do people say is still revolutionary?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Zaragoza.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Mallorca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the terrain of no man's land?

2. Which group in Barcelona does Orwell say can get almost anything?

3. At what kind of fighting do the militia units prove most effective?

4. What unit does Orwell want to be transferred to?

5. Where does Orwell's unit march to?

(see the answer key)

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