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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Other than wine what other luxury do the soldiers have plenty of?
(a) Beer.
(b) Magazines.
(c) Cameras/.
(d) Cigarettes.

3. What two languages can Kopp speak?
(a) Spanish and English.
(b) Italian and French.
(c) English and French.
(d) Spanish and German.

4. What is the name of the newspaper the Fascists drop?
(a) Ciao.
(b) Independento.
(c) Heraldo de Catalon.
(d) Heraldo de Aragun.

5. What war are the front lines in Zaragoza reminiscent of?
(a) World War One.
(b) The One Hundred Years War.
(c) The Boer War.
(d) The Mafia Wars.

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

7. What kind of drink do the soldiers have plenty of?
(a) Water.
(b) Beer.
(c) Wine.
(d) Vodka.

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

9. What city does Orwell arrive in on April 26?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Lisbon.
(d) Zaragoza.

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

11. What does Orwell say the Anarchists scrawled in every wall in Catalonia?
(a) A British flag.
(b) A Spanish flag.
(c) A hammer and sickle.
(d) A swasticker.

12. Where does the POUM travel to from Barbastro?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Zaragoza.
(c) Alcubierre.
(d) Sietamo.

13. In what part of Spain is Mblaga located?
(a) Southern Spain.
(b) Northern Spain.
(c) Central Spain.
(d) Western Spain.

14. What is the weather like as Orwell and his men leave to attack Fascist lines?
(a) Windy.
(b) Hailing.
(c) Snowing.
(d) Rainy.

15. Who leads Orwell against the the Fascist lines?
(a) Torre Fabian.
(b) Georges Kopp.
(c) Jacques Wren.
(d) Horace Potts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Popular Army officers armed with?

2. What does the Heraldo de Aragun contain information about?

3. To what city has Orwell's wife moved?

4. Where is Orwell transferred to in Chapter 3?

5. What kind of weapons is the militia issued?

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