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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What form of transport does Orwell's unit take to Barbastro?
(a) A car.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A taxi.
(d) A bus.

2. Other than wine what other luxury do the soldiers have plenty of?
(a) Cameras/.
(b) Beer.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Magazines.

3. Who heads the national Spanish government?
(a) Francisco Largo Caballero.
(b) Jose Rocca Payno.
(c) Seve Cristanio Jambini.
(d) Carlos Torres Alonso.

4. What is the terrain of no man's land?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Grassy.
(c) Rocky.
(d) Muddy.

5. What duty are the soldiers on the hilltop assigned?
(a) Cooking duty.
(b) Propaganda duty.
(c) Drinks duty.
(d) Gunner duty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orwell say he has been isolated from for 115 days?

2. What color did the Anarchists paint the trams and taxis?

3. Where does the POUM travel to from Barbastro?

4. What kind of bird do the peasants like to hunt?

5. What kind of rifle does Orwell receive?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did USSR gain control of the Republican regions of the country?

2. Describe the front lines near Zaragoza.

3. Describe the conditions in Huesca.

4. What does Orwell do once he reaches his trench?

5. Why is the front such a miserable place to live?

6. What is an officer's role in the militia?

7. How do the newspapers report the Fascist attack?

8. How do the Fascists force Orwell and his troops back to their own trenches?

9. What is Orwell's role as a Cabo?

10. How does propaganda prove successful on both sides?

(see the answer keys)

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