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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Looking Back on the Spanish War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Orwell believes that good English writing demands what?
(a) Determination.
(b) Attention.
(c) Work.
(d) Editing.

2. The premise of "No Orchids for Miss Blandish" is that everyone seeks to increase what?
(a) Their personal wealth.
(b) Their personal pride.
(c) Their personal standing.
(d) Their personal power.

3. Gandhi's methods presupposed that the British regime would react in what type of manner?
(a) Violent.
(b) Rational.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Insane.

4. How did the British feel about Gandhi?
(a) They respected him.
(b) They honored him.
(c) They feared him.
(d) They favored him.

5. Dickens is against trade _______.
(a) Collusion.
(b) Embargoes.
(c) Monopolies.
(d) Unionism.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Orwell first comes upon the elephant, what is it eating?

2. How many cartridges does Orwell get with his elephant rifle?

3. The dirty postcards are a sign that people sometimes wish that society wasn't so what?

4. What kind of employee tells Orwell that he, instead of the antelope, could eat the food Orwell is giving to the antelope?

5. Is Donald McGill a real person?

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