A Collection of Essays Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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A Collection of Essays Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many scholarships does Orwell win?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

2. Kipling's ideals result in poetry that do what to junior officers in the military?
(a) Ridicules them.
(b) Makes them heroes.
(c) Praises them.
(d) De-humanizes them.

3. What breaks during Orwell's second beating?
(a) The wood.
(b) The belt.
(c) The cane.
(d) The stick.

4. The subsequent investigation finds that Orwell was _______ in shooting the elephant.
(a) Wrong.
(b) Brave.
(c) Honorable.
(d) Justified.

5. In what type of print does Raffles appear?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Books.
(c) Blogs.
(d) Newspapers.

6. Who is the author of the Raffles stories?
(a) Hornung.
(b) Hornsung.
(c) Hornmurrg.
(d) Horntrung.

7. McGill's postcards are designed to get what?
(a) Collected.
(b) Noticed.
(c) Sold.
(d) A laugh.

8. The obscene McGill postcards are tolerated because they are based on what?
(a) Immoral behaviors.
(b) Humor.
(c) Accepted values.
(d) Stereotypes.

9. The basic premise of the postcards that deal with marriage is that marriage benefits who?
(a) Both the men and the women.
(b) Only the children.
(c) Only the men.
(d) Only the women.

10. The dirty postcards are a sign that people sometimes wish that society wasn't so what?
(a) Civilized.
(b) Noble.
(c) Moral.
(d) Uptight.

11. Orwell believes that Dickens is more than an author, he is a what?
(a) Leader.
(b) Hero.
(c) Institution.
(d) Icon.

12. Dickens says that proper acts are those that are historically what?
(a) Needed.
(b) Valid.
(c) Inevitable.
(d) Justified.

13. In Moulmein, Orwell serves in what capacity?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Local official.
(c) Military advisor.
(d) Trade advisor.

14. What type of literature does Kipling write?
(a) Serial stories.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Short stories.
(d) Novels.

15. Dickens suggests that if man would be decent, then _________ would be decent.
(a) Children.
(b) Society.
(c) Government.
(d) Humanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Miss Blandish die?

2. Orwell leaves the scene of the elephant shooting feeling what?

3. How many sections is the essay on Orwell's school experiences divided into?

4. What is the "Blitz" of World War II?

5. Dickens feels that _________ success is paramount.

(see the answer keys)

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