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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miller telld Orwell that his goal of direct participation in the Spanish Civil War was what?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Moronic.
(c) Ridiculous.
(d) Idiotic.

2. The main serialized stories of both "Gem" and "Magnet" focus on what?
(a) Athletics.
(b) Home life.
(c) Church.
(d) School life.

3. Orwell believes that the intra-party struggles of the Spanish ______ are intricate, distant, and insignificant.
(a) Democrats.
(b) Socialists.
(c) Republicans.
(d) Communists.

4. What do boys' weeklies do to foreigners in their stories?
(a) Enslave them.
(b) Destroy them.
(c) Ignore them.
(d) Stereotype them.

5. Who supported Franco's defeat in the Spanish Civil War?
(a) Germany.
(b) America.
(c) Britain.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of employee tells Orwell that he, instead of the antelope, could eat the food Orwell is giving to the antelope?

2. What kind of park does Orwell sit in when he feeds the antelope?

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

4. Which is not a title Orwell lists as one of the boys' weeklies?

5. Orwell rejects, specifically, which of Gandhi's principles as a spiritual practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is included in boys' weeklies?

2. What is the fourth desire that motivates writers?

3. What does Orwell conclude about the differences in nationality in England?

4. What must writers avoid, in order not to destroy their impulse to write?

5. What are some of the national characteristics of England?

6. What do Gandhi's methods of non-violence require from the government?

7. What is one of the remarkable observations that Orwell makes about the local conditions in Marrakech?

8. What does the title "England Your England" indicate about Orwell's feelings for England?

9. What does Orwell believe about the historical accounts of the Spanish Civil War?

10. Describe the poor in Marrakech.

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