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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. How big are the bedrooms in the spike?

2. What is the name give to the lead tramp?

3. Which item of clothing does the narrator not pawn?

4. What does the narrator say has destroyed manhood?

5. How does the narrator travel to London?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does the carpenter give for throwing away all the food?

2. Describe the sleeping conditions of a spike.

3. What are spikes?

4. What is the narrator's theory about British swear words?

5. How is Paddy different from Boris?

6. What does the narrator discover about England in chapter 25?

7. Describe the narrator's experience at the church in chapter 26.

8. Describe the Salvation Army shelter.

9. Describe the character of Paddy.

10. Summarize chapter 37.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Orwell's life. In what way do you think his life and personality is reflected in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the following statement. "Orwell's portrayal of poverty is too romanticized and told too much from a privileged position to have had any major impact on society at that time." Use examples from the novel to either support or argue against the statement.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Orwell's writing style. How would you describe Orwell's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Orwell's style give to the story?

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