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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Orwell shoot the elephant?
(a) Peer pressure.
(b) It was clearly wild.
(c) It ran at him.
(d) He was in danger.

3. How does the school characterize bed-wetting?
(a) Evil.
(b) Pathetic.
(c) Weak.
(d) Sad.

4. The students at the school are told that those who are sinful will exhibit their sin by what?
(a) Guilty facial expressions.
(b) Black rings around their eyes.
(c) Sickness and depression.
(d) Red marks on their palms,

5. Orwell believes that ________ corrupts thought.
(a) Poor English.
(b) Bad English.
(c) Reduced English.
(d) Haphazard English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Orwell won his scholarships, the school considered him what?

2. Is Donald McGill a real person?

3. How long does it take Orwell before he started wetting his bed at school?

4. Orwell, although he once found Houseman to be enjoyable, now finds his writings to be what?

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

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