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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way do things start to get better in mid April?
(a) The soldiers receive better weapons.
(b) The soldiers receive better clothes.
(c) Weather gets warmer.
(d) The Fascists show signs of giving up.

2. What unit does Orwell want to be transferred to?
(a) The Militia.
(b) The International Column.
(c) The Popular Army.
(d) POUM.

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

4. What is the weather like as Orwell and his men leave to attack Fascist lines?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Snowing.
(c) Hailing.
(d) Windy.

5. What does Orwell say a fat man eats while children beg for bread?
(a) Caviar.
(b) Fruit.
(c) A quail.
(d) A duck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Popular Army officers armed with?

2. What does Orwell say the Popular Army is forcing people to do?

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

4. What does Orwell say the trenches stink of?

5. Which Spanish political party was under Communist control?

(see the answer key)

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