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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country supplies arms to the Republicans?
(a) USSR.
(b) Britain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

2. How has Barcelona now changed?
(a) It is non-revolutionary.
(b) It is more violent.
(c) It is peaceful.
(d) It is occupied by the fascists.

3. Where is Orwell sent to at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Huesca.
(b) Zaragoza.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Madrid.

4. Who is the leader of the nationalists?
(a) General Castro.
(b) General Mussolini.
(c) General Goebbels.
(d) General Franco.

5. What does the Heraldo de Aragun contain information about?
(a) The defeat of the Nazis.
(b) The fall of Mblaga.
(c) The Polish invasion.
(d) The defeat of the Russians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the hot weather prove problematic?

2. Why was Orwell's mission in Chapter 7 deemed a success?

3. What does Orwell's wife frequently mail him?

4. Which of the following flags do the Republicans fly?

5. What is the name of the area between the trenches?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Italian militiaman influence Orwell?

2. What is Barcelona like when Orwell first arrives in 1936?

3. What does Orwell observe as he travels through Spain?

4. How do the militia and the Fascists fight each other in the trenches near Zaragoza?

5. Who is the PSUC?

6. Who is POUM?

7. Describe the conditions of the trenches.

8. How did USSR gain control of the Republican regions of the country?

9. How do the newspapers report the Fascist attack?

10. How do Orwell and his troops secure a trench area?

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