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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. What does someone steal from Orwell at Hotel Falcon?
(a) His pistol.
(b) His rifle.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His bible.

2. What does Orwell say a fat man eats while children beg for bread?
(a) Caviar.
(b) A duck.
(c) A quail.
(d) Fruit.

3. Why is Smilie arrested at the border?
(a) For stealing from the government.
(b) For not having a passport.
(c) Fror kidnapping a child.
(d) For smugglng arms.

4. Where does Orwell have to stay to avoid the police?
(a) Bomb shelters.
(b) Trenches.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) Abandoned buildings.

5. What part of Orwell's body does the bullet penetrate?
(a) His leg.
(b) His shoulder.
(c) His arm.
(d) His neck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of weapon does Orwell manage to procure from the black market?

2. What does Orwell say the Popular Army is forcing people to do?

3. What does Orwell decide to get before he is transferred?

4. In what month does fighting break out in Barcelona?

5. With which country is the PSUC closely associated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Kopp getting no help from the Belgian government?

2. Why are snipers a problem in Chapter 12?

3. What does Franco stand for?

4. How do the government troops defuse the situation in Barcelona?

5. What does Orwell think about the Communist tactics in Chapter 10?

6. What proof does Orwell provide to show POUM was not a Fascist organization?

7. How does Orwell get his wound examined?

8. Why did the government say POUM was a Fascist subversive element?

9. What does the Republican government stand for?

10. How are POUM members having problems in Chapter 13?

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