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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. At what time in the afternoon does someone get fired?

2. What does Boris call the man with whom he shares a room?

3. Where does the restaurant store their meat?

4. What kind of speech does Furex give every Saturday?

5. How money money does the man owe Boris?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the story Charlie tells in the second chapter?

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

3. Why is the narrator berated for wearing a mustache in chapter 13?

4. Describe the working conditions at the Auberge.

5. Describe the narrator's job at the hotel.

6. In what way is a plongeur no better than a slave?

7. Why does the narrator believe that people are kept in poverty?

8. How do Boris and the narrator pass the time while they wait for the restaurant to open?

9. In what way does the narrator claim the restaurant is successful in chapter 21?

10. How does the narrator describe waiters in chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Orwell was a socialist. Using two examples from the novel discuss the ways the story reflects Orwell's political ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Orwell's dialogue contribute to the following areas

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 3

In what way does the dining and kitchen in Hotel X symbolize the difference between the working and upper classes? What do the students think are the main difference between the classes? In such an environment is it possible for the working classes to rise into roles currently filled by the upper classes?

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