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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Orwell try to kill the fleeing Fascist?
(a) By bayoneting him.
(b) By shooting him.
(c) By throwing an axe at him.
(d) By beating him around the head.

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

3. What does Orwell say the trenches stink of?
(a) Dead bodies.
(b) Human excrement.
(c) Working men.
(d) Cigar smoke.

4. Where does Orwell's POUM unit travel to from Sietamo?
(a) Zaragoza.
(b) Alcubierre.
(c) Mauser.
(d) Madrid.

5. Which of the following flags do the Republicans fly?
(a) Fascist.
(b) Soviet.
(c) Loyalist.
(d) Monarchist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the militia attack in late March?

2. What do the soldiers use to shout out political slogans?

3. Who is the leader of the nationalists?

4. Where was POUM based?

5. What does Orwell say he suffers from in late March?

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