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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group supports The Friends of Durriti's poster?
(a) HRC.
(b) FAI.
(c) POUM.
(d) CNT.

2. What city does Orwell say houses the Spanish national government?
(a) Valencia.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Mallorca.
(d) Madrid.

3. What does the Spanish government order everyone to surrender?
(a) Privately owned weapons.
(b) Privately owned land.
(c) Privately owned businesses.
(d) Privately owned vehicles.

4. What kind of fighting does Kopp tell his men they have been ordered to engage in?
(a) Defensive fighting.
(b) Sneak attacks.
(c) Offensive fighting.
(d) Distant fighting.

5. Where is Orwell's wound examined for the first time?
(a) Sietamo.
(b) Tarragona.
(c) Barbastro.
(d) Lyrida.

6. What is the name of the POUM leader?
(a) Andry Nin.
(b) Andre Gide.
(c) Alfred Molina.
(d) George Orwell.

7. Which of the following is not Anarchist?
(a) POUM.
(b) FAI.
(c) CNT.
(d) PSUC.

8. Who joins Orwell at the end of the chapter?
(a) His mother.
(b) His son.
(c) His wife.
(d) His brother.

9. What rank is Orwell promoted to in Chapter 12?
(a) 2nd Lieutenant.
(b) Colonel.
(c) General.
(d) 1st Lieutenant.

10. To what city does Kopp say he is traveling?
(a) Zaragoza.
(b) Lisbon.
(c) Valencia.
(d) Madrid.

11. What kind of weapon does Orwell manage to procure from the black market?
(a) An automatic pistol.
(b) A machine gun.
(c) A rifle.
(d) An axe.

12. Which of Orwell's friends is also recovering at the Maurin?
(a) Williams.
(b) Jacques.
(c) Kopp.
(d) Johns.

13. What does Orwell say a fat man eats while children beg for bread?
(a) A quail.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Caviar.
(d) A duck.

14. Who does the PSUC intend to blame for all the trouble?
(a) The Popular Army.
(b) The Civil Guards.
(c) CNT.
(d) POUM.

15. Where does Orwell say pistols are almost unobtainable?
(a) The enemy line.
(b) Zaragoza.
(c) Madrid.
(d) The frontline.

Short Answer Questions

1. For which of the POUM members has the government issued a warrant?

2. What does Orwell say are the two main political groups in Spain?

3. Why does Orwell decide to stop trying to help Kopp?

4. What is the name of the hotel Orwell goes to when the fighting breaks out?

5. Which group publicly distanced itself from The Friends of Durruti's poster?

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