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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes all the patients' belongings while Orwell is in hospital?
(a) The nurses.
(b) The doctors.
(c) The visitors.
(d) The orderlies.

2. What kind of rodent do the soldiers begin to see everywhere?
(a) Mice.
(b) Hamsters.
(c) Rats.
(d) Gerbils.

3. At what kind of fighting do the militia units prove most effective?
(a) Offensive.
(b) Trench.
(c) Defensive.
(d) Operative.

4. What does Orwell say he has been isolated from for 115 days?
(a) Laughter.
(b) A bed.
(c) News.
(d) Sex.

5. What weapon are Orwell and his troops supplied with?
(a) Hand grenades.
(b) Rifles.
(c) Mustard gas.
(d) Machine guns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose political ideology did the POUM follow?

2. What unit does Orwell want to be transferred to?

3. Which country supplies arms to the Republicans?

4. What city does Orwell arrive in on April 26?

5. What does Orwell say has returned to Barcelona?

(see the answer key)

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