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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many reasons compel writers to write, according to Orwell?
(a) One or more.
(b) Four or more.
(c) Three or more.
(d) Two or more.

2. The McGill postcards say that no marriage is what?
(a) Valid.
(b) Complete.
(c) Argument-free.
(d) Happy.

3. What trait, of the students, determines their discipline level and what classes they can take?
(a) Their intelligence level.
(b) Their economic status.
(c) Their test scores.
(d) Their future career paths.

4. How long does it take Orwell before he started wetting his bed at school?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

5. Orwell says that using bad English is what?
(a) Pervasive.
(b) Easy.
(c) A woman's mistake.
(d) Uncommon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dickens believes that society's ills are partially due to what?

2. English citizens, according to Orwell, have a love of what, but not because of aesthetics?

3. Who does Orwell send to get an elephant rifle before he goes looking for the elephant?

4. Who is at the top of the social pyramid in Marrakech?

5. In what type of print does Raffles appear?

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