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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. The stories in the boys' weeklies are ______ and _________.

2. Orwell believes that what are perpetrated by all sides in nearly all wars?

3. Most Europeans who visit Marrakech are appalled at the harsh treatment meted out to what?

4. Orwell watches a troop of ______ Senegalese soldiers walk by him in Marrakech.

5. How did Gandhi feel about the British?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the fourth desire that motivates writers?

5. What is the difference between patriotism and national loyalty for Orwell?

6. What is a Yank Mag?

7. How were the authors of the 1930s able to write about their communist politics?

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

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

10. Who does Miller write about in "Tropic of Cancer"?

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

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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