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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what city do the Assault Guards arrive?
(a) Valencia.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Mallorca.
(d) Barcelona.

2. Where does Orwell spend time recuperating in Chapter 13?
(a) The Santorium Folin.
(b) The Santorium Gaudin.
(c) The Sanatorium Maurin.
(d) The Sanorium Doggin.

3. What does Orwell describe the Communists political maneuverings as?
(a) A swamp.
(b) A cesspool.
(c) A dart board.
(d) A genocide.

4. Which group publicly distanced itself from The Friends of Durruti's poster?
(a) CNT.
(b) POUM.
(c) PSUC.
(d) HRC.

5. What does Orwell say has ended in defeat?
(a) The Upper class revolution.
(b) The fight against Fascism.
(c) The fight against Communism.
(d) The social revolution.

6. Where does Orwell visit Kopp?
(a) Hospital.
(b) Hotel Falcon.
(c) The trenches.
(d) Prison.

7. Where is Orwell's wound examined for the first time?
(a) Barbastro.
(b) Sietamo.
(c) Lyrida.
(d) Tarragona.

8. What rank is Orwell promoted to in Chapter 12?
(a) General.
(b) 2nd Lieutenant.
(c) 1st Lieutenant.
(d) Colonel.

9. What unit does Orwell want to be transferred to?
(a) POUM.
(b) The Popular Army.
(c) The Militia.
(d) The International Column.

10. Who rushes across the street to stop the fighting?
(a) Orwell's wife.
(b) Williams,
(c) Kopp.
(d) Orwell.

11. To where is Orwell first evacuated?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Barbastro.
(c) Sietamo.
(d) Lyrida.

12. What does the Spanish government order everyone to surrender?
(a) Privately owned businesses.
(b) Privately owned weapons.
(c) Privately owned vehicles.
(d) Privately owned land.

13. What is the name of the POUM leader?
(a) Andre Gide.
(b) George Orwell.
(c) Alfred Molina.
(d) Andry Nin.

14. What do Orwell and a few others volunteer as at the POUM headquarters?
(a) Messengers.
(b) Guards.
(c) Foot soldiers.
(d) Gunners.

15. How does Orwell describe the atmosphere in Barcelona?
(a) A nightmare.
(b) Oppressive.
(c) Evil.
(d) Deathly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the small political organization which publishes a radical leaflet calling for sustained revolution?

2. What does Orwell say has returned to Barcelona?

3. Where will Orwell be fighting if he is transferred to the International Column?

4. What is erected in the city the next morning?

5. What rank is Benjamin promoted to in Chapter 12?

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