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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. Orwell's study of English literature shows that English literature moves from a focus on the beauty of nature to a focus on the tragic nature of what?

2. Orwell says that all successful people share his desire for what?

3. Gandhi became a political figure because he experienced what?

4. Orwell believes that the ruling class of England is what?

5. Which religious type, in Marrakech, is crowded into restricted areas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Orwell conclude about the differences in nationality in England?

2. What is the real debate, that Orwell mentions, that surrounds the weeklies?

3. Describe the poor in Marrakech.

4. What are some of the experiences that Orwell remembers about the Spanish Civil War?

5. What are the characters in "Tropic of Cancer" like?

6. What are some of the national characteristics of England?

7. How were the authors of the 1930s able to write about their communist politics?

8. What do Gandhi's methods of non-violence require from the government?

9. What is a Yank Mag?

10. What comment that Orwell makes about the weeklies indicates an assumed gender distinction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did British culture and society change from 1910 to the beginning of the Great War? Use examples presented by Orwell in his essays to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What role did World War II have on literature, according to Orwell? Use examples from the essays to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Using evidence presented by Orwell in his essays, what is bad English writing and how does it affect politics?

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