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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, 11, and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Comrade X?
(a) A member of the A.C.L.U. and a politician.
(b) A member of the C.P.G.B. and an author.
(c) A member of the R.S.V.P. and a politician.
(d) A member of the N.W.P. and an author.

2. How did Orwell describe the attitude toward education in the working class?
(a) Education was important only to the middle class.
(b) A child could not wait to get out of school and go to work to earn money.
(c) A child could be educated without ever going to school.
(d) A child could not wait to get out of school and move south to Dover.

3. What physical attributes did the fillers share?
(a) They were small, broad shouldered and thin.
(b) They were small, overweight thick thighed men.
(c) They were tall, broad shouldered and thick around the waist.
(d) They were short, slightly overweight and broad shouldered.

4. Under the capitalist system, who did Orwell say must live on the edge of starvation so that England can live in comfort?
(a) Ten thousand coal miners.
(b) Thousands of Africans.
(c) A million Burmese.
(d) One hundred million Indians.

5. What did Orwell learn had happened to Wigan Pier?
(a) It had been demolished.
(b) It was turned into a diner.
(c) It was a myth and never existed.
(d) It was converted into a caravan park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "one up, one down" mean?

2. What other types of expenses were taken from the miner's pay?

3. Who did most of the cooking and laundry at the Brooker house?

4. Who was the typical Socialist of the late 1930's in England?

5. What did Orwell envision a home in the future?

(see the answer key)

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