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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. All Chinese, in "Gem" and "Magent," wear what?
(a) A robe.
(b) A pigtail.
(c) A mask.
(d) A sword.

2. Dickens was considered a social _______.
(a) Radical.
(b) Reforms.
(c) Survivor.
(d) Elitist.

3. Among the poorer students, illnesses are considered to be be a form of what?
(a) Bad breeding.
(b) Bad behavior.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Moral defect.

4. Dickens treats all petty officials with what?
(a) Impatience.
(b) Fear.
(c) Contempt.
(d) Pity.

5. Orwell believes that good English writing demands what?
(a) Determination.
(b) Editing.
(c) Work.
(d) Attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. The officers of the Senegalese soldiers are not marching, they are what?

2. Non-objective truth, according to Orwell, is a diagnostic symptom of what?

3. In "Why I Write," Orwell examines his ________ _______ in writing.

4. The dirty postcards are a sign that people sometimes wish that society wasn't so what?

5. How does the school characterize bed-wetting?

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