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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. Orwells says that the political ______ is able to create or dismiss war's happenings to fit the current political atmosphere's needs.

2. The boys' weeklies completely lack what?

3. The officers of the Senegalese soldiers are not marching, they are what?

4. The "Gem" and "Magnet" have been in continuous publication for over how long?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Italian militiaman symbolize for Orwell?

2. What does Orwell realize when one of the Senegalese soldiers looks at him with wide, wondering eyes?

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

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

5. How does Orwell feel about Gandhi?

6. Why did the British government look favorably on Gandhi?

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

8. What must writers avoid, in order not to destroy their impulse to write?

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

10. What does Orwell claim as his political leaning in his writings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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