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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In general, Orwell believes that bad English ______ the language of meaning.
(a) Voids.
(b) Evaporates.
(c) Reduces.
(d) Annuls.

3. How does Orwell, repeatedly, refer to Kipling's poetry?
(a) Good versical poetry.
(b) Good musical poetry.
(c) Good bad poetry.
(d) Good novel poetry.

4. How many sections is the essay on Orwell's school experiences divided into?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

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

6. When Orwell first comes upon the elephant, what is it eating?
(a) Bark.
(b) Peanuts.
(c) Grass.
(d) Tree leaves.

7. Kipling strongly identifies with what class?
(a) The middle class.
(b) The laboring class.
(c) The poor class.
(d) The official ruling class.

8. The result of Orwell's translation of a verse from the Bible into typical bad English is what?
(a) Pathetic.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Meaningless.
(d) Humorous.

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

10. Dickens is not what type of writer?
(a) Serious.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Comic.
(d) Revolutionary.

11. Kipling believes that there is what type of law, that he considers morally right?
(a) God's.
(b) Ethical.
(c) Natural.
(d) Moral.

12. Dickens views revolutions as what?
(a) Necessary.
(b) Awesome.
(c) Horrible.
(d) Needed.

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

14. Orwell believes that Kipling's poetry is remembered because of what?
(a) The tonal qualities to the writing.
(b) The portrayal of values.
(c) The lyrical way it is written.
(d) The subject matter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The premise of "No Orchids for Miss Blandish" is that everyone seeks to increase what?

2. What happens to the elephant after Orwell shoots all his elephant rifle ammunition at it?

3. In one example, Orwell translates a verse from what book into typical bad English?

4. How many scholarships does Orwell win?

5. Dickens feels that _________ success is paramount.

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