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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the peasants start doing in Spring?
(a) Crop planting.
(b) Tree planting.
(c) Opening markets.
(d) Celebrating.

2. Who does Orwell say was in control of Catalonia when he arrived?
(a) The Capitalists.
(b) The Fascists.
(c) The Communists.
(d) The Anarchists.

3. Where do the soldiers bathe?
(a) The local baths.
(b) The river.
(c) The lake.
(d) The sea.

4. To what city has Orwell's wife moved?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Lisbon.
(c) Zaragoza.
(d) Barcelona.

5. What does Orwell smoke at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A pipe.
(c) A joint.
(d) A cigar.

6. Which of the following flags do the Nationalists fly?
(a) PSUC.
(b) Monarchist.
(c) Loyalist.
(d) POUM.

7. What does Orwell use to make a makeshift wall?
(a) Mud.
(b) Sandbags.
(c) Unexploded bombs.
(d) Boxes of ammunition.

8. What does Orwell say was being systematically destroyed in Catalonia?
(a) Cathredrals.
(b) Churches.
(c) Government buildings.
(d) Museums.

9. Where does Orwell's POUM unit travel to from Sietamo?
(a) Mauser.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Zaragoza.
(d) Alcubierre.

10. Who does the militia fight in Zaragoza?
(a) The Communists.
(b) The Fascists.
(c) The Capitalists.
(d) The Nationalists.

11. How do Orwell and his troops respond when the nationalists fire at them?
(a) Run away.
(b) Charge.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Throw their grenades.

12. What are the Popular Army officers armed with?
(a) Rifles.
(b) Daggers.
(c) Truncheons.
(d) Pistols.

13. What do the soldiers use to shout out political slogans?
(a) Trumprets.
(b) Trombones.
(c) Microphones.
(d) Megaphones.

14. How do the newspapers report the Fascist attack in Chapter 3?
(a) A funky mess.
(b) A violent abuse of power.
(c) A furious assault.
(d) A genocide.

15. Where does Orwell's unit march to?
(a) Zaragoza.
(b) Huesca.
(c) Monflorite.
(d) Barcelona.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Orwell transferred to in Chapter 3?

2. What does the militia attack in late March?

3. What weapon are Orwell and his troops supplied with?

4. What is the name of the area between the trenches?

5. What does Orwell say he suffers from in late March?

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