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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the soldiers think caused the downfall of Mblaga?
(a) Propaganda.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Treachery.
(d) Death.

3. What form of transport does Orwell take to Lyrida?
(a) Ship.
(b) Bus.
(c) Airplane.
(d) Train.

4. At what kind of fighting do the militia units prove most effective?
(a) Offensive.
(b) Defensive.
(c) Trench.
(d) Operative.

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

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

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

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

9. How do the newspapers report the Fascist attack in Chapter 3?
(a) A funky mess.
(b) A furious assault.
(c) A violent abuse of power.
(d) A genocide.

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

11. Why does most of the Fascists' ammunition stay unexploded?
(a) It is too cold.
(b) It is not thrown with enough force.
(c) It is badly made.
(d) It is too old.

12. What is the terrain of no man's land?
(a) Muddy.
(b) Sandy.
(c) Grassy.
(d) Rocky.

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

14. Which of the following flags do the Nationalists fly?
(a) Monarchist.
(b) Loyalist.
(c) POUM.
(d) PSUC.

15. What does Orwell say he is surprised to feel when the Fascist infantry attacks?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Fright.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Hate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orwell say he originally came to Spain to do?

2. Which Spanish political party was under Communist control?

3. What do people start saying instead of Buenos dias?

4. What rations end entirely in Chapter 8?

5. What does Orwell say the trenches stink of?

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