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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. What does the narrator pawn in this chapter?

2. What does the narrator say uneducated men need to stay sane?

3. How much money does Paddy want to bury?

4. What does the narrator never expect a tramp to be when he gives them a penny?

5. What is the name of the spike the narrator stays in in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Bozo more interesting than other homeless people he has met in the book?

3. What stories does the narrator hear at the Cromley spike?

4. Why does the narrator use Croydon as an example of a good lodging house?

5. How do the people in the lodging house earn their money?

6. Describe the Salvation Army shelter.

7. How do the tramps behave in the church in chapter 33?

8. What ideas does the narrator have to improve the tramp's lives?

9. How does Bozo win the narrator's admiration in chapter 33?

10. Describe the sleeping conditions of a spike.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Orwell's dialogue contribute to the following areas

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Down and Out in Paris and London focuses on poverty.

1) Why was poverty such an issue in 1930's Europe?

2) What problems did Orwell highlight concerning poverty?

3) What problems concerning poverty in Europe could Orwell focus on today?

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