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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why I Write.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dickens did not write about what?
(a) The family.
(b) The proletariat.
(c) The elite.
(d) The monarchy.

2. The "Gem" and "Magnet" have been in continuous publication for over how long?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 60 years.

3. Gandhi was part of what country's independence movement?
(a) China.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) India.

4. Dickens focuses on the institutions of what?
(a) The past.
(b) The government.
(c) Society.
(d) The future.

5. The premise of "No Orchids for Miss Blandish" is that everyone seeks to increase what?
(a) Their personal standing.
(b) Their personal wealth.
(c) Their personal power.
(d) Their personal pride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Orwell says that no book is entirely free from what?

2. How does Miss Blandish die?

3. McGill postcards' jokes are not witty, but are what?

4. Orwell says that writers are usually vain and what?

5. What city is "Tropic of Cancer" set in?

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