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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Orwell, how does Kipling view life?

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

3. How many cartridges does Orwell get with his elephant rifle?

4. Orwell says that using bad English is what?

5. What does Orwell remember catching at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Orwell believe, contrary to public opinion, that corporal punishment does?

2. What is Orwell's motivation for shooting the elephant?

3. How is the post-Hitler world view of law different from Kipling's?

4. Why is Orwell hated in Moulmein?

5. What do nearly all reviewers of Dickens's work agree on?

6. Why has bad English been successful in the political arena?

7. What describes the purpose of the semi-illicit postcards most newsstands carry?

8. Who is Raffles?

9. Why does Orwell believe that Dickens is a moral writer, and not a political writer?

10. What, according to the headmaster, is Orwell's only function at the school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Orwell states, in "Why I Write," that he writes solid prose when his political purpose is well defined. Do you agree with Orwell's characterization of himself? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the various essays.

Essay Topic 2

How did British culture and society change from 1910 to the beginning of the Great War? Use examples presented by Orwell in his essays to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How does Orwell distinguish between totalitarianism and other political beliefs? Support your answer using examples from the essays.

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