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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was POUM based?
(a) Zaragoza.
(b) Lyrida.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Madrid.

2. What do the peasants start doing in Spring?
(a) Crop planting.
(b) Celebrating.
(c) Opening markets.
(d) Tree planting.

3. What confuses Orwell about the Spanish language in Barcelona?
(a) The humor.
(b) The speed.
(c) The dialect.
(d) The slang.

4. What starts to make life in the trenches more pleasant in Chapter 8?
(a) A visit from the soldier's wives.
(b) The end of the ammunition.
(c) The weather.
(d) The reopening of the postal system.

5. What is the name of the army unit that arrives on the Aragon in June, 1937?
(a) The Red Army.
(b) The POUM Army.
(c) The Militia Army.
(d) The Popular Army.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Orwell smoke at the end of Chapter 7?

3. Who takes all the patients' belongings while Orwell is in hospital?

4. What kind of drink do the soldiers have plenty of?

5. Where do the Fascists mount a counter attack from?

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