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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the leader of the nationalists?
(a) General Franco.
(b) General Goebbels.
(c) General Mussolini.
(d) General Castro.

2. What does Orwell say he suffers from in late March?
(a) Shell shock.
(b) Poisoned foot.
(c) Brain damage.
(d) Poisoned hand.

3. Who does the government's heavily armed police force exclude?
(a) Trade union members.
(b) Anarchists.
(c) Fascist officers.
(d) Stalinists.

4. What neighborhoods did CNT-FAI and POUM hold?
(a) Upper class neighborhoods.
(b) Working class neighborhoods.
(c) Student neighborhoods.
(d) Jewish neighborhoods.

5. Where is the hospital Orwell is sent to?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Monflorite.
(d) Zaragoza.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the hot weather prove problematic?

2. From what city do the government soldiers arrive?

3. Why is Smilie arrested at the border?

4. What makes Orwell's patrols difficult?

5. What does the militia attack in late March?

(see the answer key)

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