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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did D. H. Lawrence come to Orwell's mind as he rode the train?
(a) He met a passenger whose name was Lawrence.
(b) He was reading a book of poetry.
(c) He looked out over snow-covered hills.
(d) He looked at a beautiful girl.

2. Where did Orwell go before he turned twenty?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Belfast.
(c) Burma.
(d) Sudan.

3. What class did Orwell say he was born into?
(a) The middle-upper-middle class.
(b) The lower-upper-middle-class.
(c) The middle-upper class.
(d) The lower-middle-upper-class.

4. What is a "blind back?"
(a) A house with a tall fence.
(b) A house with no lavatory.
(c) A house with no back door.
(d) A house with no fence.

5. Who were the only permanent lodgers at the Brookers?
(a) Mr. Reilly and the Irish miner with one hand.
(b) Mr. Reilly and Mr. Simons.
(c) Mr. Reilly and Mr. Orwell.
(d) Mr. Reilly and a man named Joe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What famous line came from Greenwood's play "Love on the Dole?"

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

4. What did Orwell believe every unemployed man should be given if he wanted it?

5. What did Orwell believe Socialists should be talking about instead of capitalist and proletarian?

(see the answer key)

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