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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the soldiers bathe?
(a) The lake.
(b) The local baths.
(c) The sea.
(d) The river.

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

3. What are the Popular Army officers armed with?
(a) Daggers.
(b) Pistols.
(c) Rifles.
(d) Truncheons.

4. What kind of bird do the peasants like to hunt?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Crows.
(c) Geese.
(d) Quails.

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

6. What city do the anarchists attack in June?
(a) Huesca.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Zaragoza.
(d) Madrid.

7. Who heads the national Spanish government?
(a) Seve Cristanio Jambini.
(b) Francisco Largo Caballero.
(c) Jose Rocca Payno.
(d) Carlos Torres Alonso.

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

9. Why do people prefer the Popular Army to the militia?
(a) It has a goal.
(b) It has better living conditions.
(c) It has better weapons.
(d) It is structured.

10. Onto what kind of animal do the soldiers pack the water?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Mules.
(c) Donkeys.
(d) Horses.

11. Where is the hospital Orwell is sent to?
(a) Zaragoza.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Monflorite.

12. To what rank does the militia promote Orwell?
(a) Popular.
(b) Rabo.
(c) Cabo.
(d) Gener.

13. Members of which army does Orwell say swagger around Barcelona?
(a) The German Army.
(b) The Popular Army.
(c) The Fascist Army.
(d) The Militia.

14. What happens on April 25, 1937?
(a) The Fascists surrender.
(b) Orwell's unit is relieved.
(c) Orwell's unit is taken captive.
(d) Orwell makes his escape.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on top of each hilltop?

2. How do the newspapers report the Fascist attack in Chapter 3?

3. What war are the front lines in Zaragoza reminiscent of?

4. What form of transport does Orwell's unit take to Barbastro?

5. What color did the Anarchists paint the trams and taxis?

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