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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. Which religious type, in Marrakech, is crowded into restricted areas?

2. Orwell believes that war is necessarily what?

3. When was Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" published?

4. Orwell says that England could not become Germany any more than a turnip seed could grow into what?

5. Why do the English people support the brutal and discriminatory laws?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the experiences that Orwell remembers about the Spanish Civil War?

3. What are some of the religious beliefs that Gandhi held?

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

5. What is included in boys' weeklies?

6. What is a Yank Mag?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why have Orwell, Kipling, and Dickens's work all endured through the years? How are the reasons for their work enduring similar to the explanations that Orwell gives for why a writer's work would endure through the years? Cite examples from the essays to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Use specific examples from the essays to answer the following question: Is Orwell a revolutionary writer? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Using evidence presented by Orwell in his essays, what is bad English writing and how does it affect politics?

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