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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. Dickens treats all petty officials with what?

2. Orwell believes that children have no sense of ______ and therefore cannot judge things for what they are.

3. Orwell leaves the scene of the elephant shooting feeling what?

4. Dickens says that proper acts are those that are historically what?

5. Who delivers the beatings to Orwell for wetting his bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Kipling's romantic ideas about England and the Empire result in?

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

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

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

5. Describe Orwell's Sancho Panza view of life?

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

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

8. What happens when Raffles is caught in the strange circumstances?

9. What does Orwell announce after his first beating?

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

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

What are the social and economic divides in Orwell's world? Does Orwell perceive these divides to be useful or not? Why? Support your answer with examples from the text of the essays.

Essay Topic 3

What social structure does Orwell believe should exist in the world? Compare his ideal social structure to the social structures that do exist, and that he has written about.

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