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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. Which of the following animals raid the food in the yard?

2. To what kind of people is the fear of the mob attributed?

3. About what game do the narrator and the patron talk?

4. In what is Boris covered?

5. In how many weeks will the restaurant open?

Short Essay Questions

1. What illusion does the narrator say the success of the restaurant destroys in chapter 21?

2. How does Roucolle lose all of his money?

3. Why do Boris and the narrator quit their jobs in chapter 19?

4. Describe the working conditions at the Auberge.

5. In what way does the narrator's life get better in chapter 17?

6. How does the narrator express how tired he is in chapter 16?

7. Why does Boris fall into despair in chapter 6?

8. Describe the Russian society in chapter 8.

9. Describe the story Charlie tells in chapter 18?

10. Why do the staff at the Auberge hate each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the following statement. "Orwell's portrayal of poverty is too romanticized and told too much from a privileged position to have had any major impact on society at that time." Use examples from the novel to either support or argue against the statement.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the values of 1930's America.

1) Why did so many writers and artists move to Europe during this time?

2) In what ways are the characters' characteristics a product of their time? Was Europe was going through a transitional phase in the thirties? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does modern society share any values with thirties Europe?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Orwell's life. In what way do you think his life and personality is reflected in the book?

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