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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Managerial Revolution", what does Burnham say about capitalism?

2. Orwell begins Chapter 8 with a meeting of what club?

3. How did the narrator leave the hospital?

4. According to Tolstoy, Shakespeare's great reputation was propagated by whom?

5. What aspect of "Gulliver's Travels" does Orwell discuss in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Orwell prove his theory about the lack of good murder literature?

2. According to Orwell, why is spring not a popular subject among his readers?

3. What is Orwell's occupation, in the first chapter?

4. Based on Orwell's description, what is the life cycle of a toad?

5. How does Orwell describe the prisoner?

6. Orwell feels that international sporting events have what effect on the relations between the countries involved?

7. According to Orwell, why don't people read?

8. Why did Orwell kill the elephant against his will?

9. How does Orwell respond to the critics of his spring essays?

10. What treatments does Orwell undergo in Hopital X?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of the prisoner in Chapter 2. How does Orwell describe the prisoner? How do you think Orwell feels about the prisoner? What do you think his crime might have been? What is the significance of the officials' merrymaking so close to the site of the prisoner's death? What point is Orwell trying to make with this essay? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Orwell states that he doesn't see the point of creating or reading nonsense poetry. In your opinion, why do some poets choose to create nonsense poetry? Is it inferior to other kinds of poetry? Do you think that the people who read or create nonsense poetry are different from those who read or create other kinds of poetry? If so, how are they different? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text in defending your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Orwell suggests planting a tree as a form of repentance for sins. Do you agree? What do you think would happen if people began following Orwell's advice? Do you think it is possible to change a bloody legacy with Orwell's form of repentance? Why do you think the historical figures that Orwell names chose to attempt to do so? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your position.

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