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

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

3. Kipling's ideas result in poetry that portrays the common foot soldier as what?
(a) A rich son.
(b) A hero.
(c) A poor man.
(d) A fool.

4. At what age do the McGill postcards imply that sex-appeal evaporates?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty-five.

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

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

7. McGill postcards say that a man can never win what with a woman?
(a) A game.
(b) An argument.
(c) A poker game.
(d) A fight.

8. 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 subject matter.
(d) The lyrical way it is written.

9. How man people gather to watch Orwell find the elephant?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 2,000,000.
(d) 20,000.

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

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

12. In one example, Orwell translates a verse from what book into typical bad English?
(a) Christian Bible.
(b) New Version Bible.
(c) King James Bible.
(d) Old Latin Bible.

13. Once Orwell won his scholarships, the school considered him what?
(a) Insignificant.
(b) In debt to the school.
(c) Graduated.
(d) A credit to the school.

14. When did "No Orchids for Miss Blandish" appear?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1939.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Orwell shoot the elephant?

2. For Dickens, work is what?

3. Orwell believes that automatic and uncritical thought does what to language?

4. To a modern sensibility, much of Kipling's philosophy is what?

5. What type of literature does Kipling write?

(see the answer keys)

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