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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country is Moulmein?
(a) Lower India.
(b) Lower Arabia.
(c) Lower Pakistan.
(d) Lower Burma.

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

3. How is Raffles killed?
(a) In a fight.
(b) By drowning.
(c) In battle.
(d) In jail.

4. McGill postcards' jokes are not witty, but are what?
(a) Humorous.
(b) Vulgar.
(c) Well-writen.
(d) Disgusting,

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

6. Raffles is considered a gentleman _______.
(a) Player.
(b) Politico.
(c) Officer.
(d) Bandit.

7. What does Orwell remember catching at school?
(a) Fireflies.
(b) Insects.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Girls.

8. At what time period does Raffles capture the public's imagination?
(a) Beginning of the 19th century.
(b) Beginning of the 17th century.
(c) Beginning of the 20th century.
(d) Beginning of the 18th century.

9. Is Donald McGill a real person?
(a) It depends on who you ask.
(b) No one knows.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

10. Dickens believes that what type of children shouldn't have to work long shifts in crushing labor?
(a) Rich.
(b) Gifted.
(c) Young.
(d) Small.

11. Who delivers the beatings to Orwell for wetting his bed?
(a) The headmaster.
(b) The principal.
(c) The resident advisor.
(d) The dean.

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

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

14. How many cartridges does Orwell get with his elephant rifle?
(a) Six,
(b) Seven.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

15. What happens to the elephant after Orwell shoots all his elephant rifle ammunition at it?
(a) It dies.
(b) It wanders off.
(c) It spits up blood.
(d) It is still breathing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dickens views revolutions as what?

2. With what accent do all of Dickens's heroes speak?

3. Orwell believes that Kipling's poetry is remembered because of what?

4. How many writing samples does Orwell mention in the beginning of "Politics and the English Language"?

5. Dickens did not write about what?

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