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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. In what decade does a new group of writers who begin to focus on the ideal of a serious purpose in life emerge?

2. What kind of employee tells Orwell that he, instead of the antelope, could eat the food Orwell is giving to the antelope?

3. Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia," has a distinctly _______ feel.

4. Who does most of the work on the farms in Marrakech?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some of the national characteristics of England?

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

5. What is included in boys' weeklies?

6. What is the fourth desire that motivates writers?

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

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

9. Describe the poor in Marrakech.

10. What does the Italian militiaman symbolize for Orwell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Orwell's ethnocentrism invade his writing? Does it? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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

Does Orwell believe that England is essentially a good place? Why or why not? Use examples from the various essays to support your answer.

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