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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 kind of status does the narrator say that tramps need to attain?

2. How does the narrator travel to London?

3. How old is Paddy?

4. What does Bozo sell to get money?

5. What does the narrator summarize in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the narrator's views on England as he travels there by boat?

2. What happens in the morning at the spike in chapter 27?

3. How is Paddy different from Boris?

4. What reason does the narrator give for the existence of tramps?

5. What are spikes?

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

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

8. Why does Paddy want to bury his five pence?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the narrator represent working class life? In what ways does the book display both the good and bad sides of working class life?

Essay Topic 2

Orwell was a socialist. Using two examples from the novel discuss the ways the story reflects Orwell's political ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Down and Out in Paris and London is a semi-autobiographical novel, adhering to the rule, writers should always write about what they know. Do you think it is obvious that Orwell knows his subject? What difference do you think it makes to the story? Are there any moments where you think Orwell does not portray a character or setting so well? What affect does it have on the story?

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