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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. Orwell believes that ________ corrupts thought.

2. How long does it take Orwell before he started wetting his bed at school?

3. Orwell believes that Dickens is more than an author, he is a what?

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

5. Most characters illustrated on McGill postcards are what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the Raffles novels and "No Orchids for Miss Blandish" similar?

2. Why is bad English an excellent vehicle for political speech?

3. What does the subsequent investigation find regarding Orwell's shooting of the elephant?

4. What role does Orwell believe his past experiences have played in his life?

5. What is the difference between how poor and rich students are treated at Crossgates on social occasions, such as birthdays?

6. Why is Orwell hated in Moulmein?

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

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

9. What is the plot of "No Orchids for Miss Blandish"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are national characteristics? What are the national characteristics of some of the nations Orwell has observed? How do these national characteristics play into the political and social systems of the various countries? Use examples from the essays to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Use specific examples from the essays to answer the following question: Is Orwell a revolutionary writer? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

According to Orwell, is history a type of political writing? Why or why not? Use examples from the essays to support your answer.

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