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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. What city is "Tropic of Cancer" set in?

2. English citizens, according to Orwell, have a love of what, but not because of aesthetics?

3. Gandhi believed that he should avoid having what type of friends?

4. Orwell believes that the intra-party struggles of the Spanish ______ are intricate, distant, and insignificant.

5. Gandhi was part of what country's independence movement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the fourth desire that motivates writers?

2. What is included in boys' weeklies?

3. What comment that Orwell makes about the weeklies indicates an assumed gender distinction?

4. According to Orwell, what does the press consider about atrocities?

5. What does the Italian militiaman symbolize for Orwell?

6. What are the characters in "Tropic of Cancer" like?

7. How does Orwell feel about Gandhi?

8. What is the real debate, that Orwell mentions, that surrounds the weeklies?

9. Why does Orwell give the municipal employee bread?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Orwell's writings, why are civil liberties necessary in order to solve society's problems? Use evidence from the essays to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What role did World War II have on literature, according to Orwell? Use examples from the essays to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the solutions presented to society's problems by Orwell, and what does he think of each solution? Support your answer with evidence from the essays.

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