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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Heraldo de Aragun contain information about?
(a) The Polish invasion.
(b) The defeat of the Russians.
(c) The defeat of the Nazis.
(d) The fall of Mblaga.

2. What duty are the soldiers on the hilltop assigned?
(a) Cooking duty.
(b) Propaganda duty.
(c) Drinks duty.
(d) Gunner duty.

3. Why were the streets of Catalonia dimly lit at night?
(a) To save energy.
(b) To stop foreigners coming in.
(c) For fear of air raids.
(d) To stop people leaving their houses.

4. What queue does Orwell describe as often hundreds of yards long?
(a) The cigarette queue.
(b) The sweet queue.
(c) The bread queue.
(d) The meat queue.

5. What is the name of the small political organization which publishes a radical leaflet calling for sustained revolution?
(a) The Friends of Durruti.
(b) The Enemies of Evil.
(c) Looting Goodness.
(d) Francophiles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unit does Orwell's English paper allow him to join?

2. What does Orwell decide to get before he is transferred?

3. What does Orwell say he is surprised to feel when the Fascist infantry attacks?

4. What does the Spanish government take over in May?

5. What group controls Hotel Falcon?

(see the answer key)

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