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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of person would be Orwell's ideal murder-mystery protagonist?
(a) A rich aristocrat.
(b) A celebrity.
(c) A local professional.
(d) A lower-class citizen.

2. The murderer, according to Orwell, kills his victim to avoid what?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Financial ruin.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) Disgrace or scandal.

3. Orwell feels that it is possible to play sports, for fun and recreation, in the absence of what?
(a) Fans.
(b) The players' personal pride.
(c) Nationalist spirit.
(d) Monetary concerns.

4. Why does Orwell claim that his readers think farmers and fishermen wouldn't be interested in reading his essays about nature?
(a) They are more interested in politics than people who live in urban areas.
(b) Orwell isn't good at writing about nature.
(c) Most of them are uneducated, and illiterate.
(d) They work too closely with it, so they are not interested in reading about it.

5. Why is the reviewer having such difficulty writing his reviews?
(a) He is too busy to write them.
(b) He is afraid of offending the works' authors.
(c) He keeps getting interrupted.
(d) The works he is reviewing are boring.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Orwell, what did older American literature have, that the newer doesn't?

2. Orwell compares the price of a book to the price of what other luxury?

3. What relationship does Orwell establish between social justice and nature?

4. What does Orwell suggest as an act of contrition for someone who has committed a sin?

5. According to Orwell, what flaw is shared by all of the titles he mentions in Chapter 16?

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