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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following groups supports General Franco?
(a) The militia.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The British government.
(d) The Jewish rabbis.

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

4. Who does Orwell say was in control of Catalonia when he arrived?
(a) The Anarchists.
(b) The Communists.
(c) The Capitalists.
(d) The Fascists.

5. What does Orwell's wife frequently mail him?
(a) Books.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Care packages.
(d) Letters.

6. What do the Republicans do with the Fascists' unexploded bombs?
(a) Send them home.
(b) Use them for furniture.
(c) Use them to keep warm.
(d) Throw them back.

7. What is on top of each hilltop?
(a) A head quarters.
(b) A tank.
(c) A machine gunner.
(d) A flag.

8. What does Orwell say was being systematically destroyed in Catalonia?
(a) Cathredrals.
(b) Museums.
(c) Churches.
(d) Government buildings.

9. What kind of rifle does Orwell receive?
(a) An English marksman.
(b) A German Mauser.
(c) An AK-47.
(d) A Dutch Yoodle.

10. What does Orwell use to make a makeshift wall?
(a) Sandbags.
(b) Unexploded bombs.
(c) Mud.
(d) Boxes of ammunition.

11. What language does Orwell say he speaks badly?
(a) German.
(b) Italian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

12. Why does the hot weather prove problematic?
(a) People are too tired to fight.
(b) It causes people to runaway.
(c) It destroys equipment and clothes.
(d) People struggle to breathe.

13. What does Orwell say he has been isolated from for 115 days?
(a) A bed.
(b) News.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Sex.

14. Where does the militia march to after getting armed?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Zaragoza.
(c) Lisbon.
(d) Madrid.

15. What does the militia attack in late March?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Zaragoza.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Huesca.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what rank does the militia promote Orwell?

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

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

4. What kind of rodent do the soldiers begin to see everywhere?

5. Why do people prefer the Popular Army to the militia?

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