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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Fascists mount a counter attack from?
(a) Under the ground.
(b) The flanks.
(c) The air.
(d) The top.

2. What does Orwell say he originally came to Spain to do?
(a) Protest against war.
(b) Travel around the country.
(c) Write a book.
(d) Write newspaper articles.

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

4. What kind of rodent do the soldiers begin to see everywhere?
(a) Gerbils.
(b) Mice.
(c) Hamsters.
(d) Rats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Republicans do with the Fascists' unexploded bombs?

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

3. Who does the militia fight in Zaragoza?

4. What unit does Orwell's English paper allow him to join?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Orwell's observations about Spanish culture in the opening chapter?

2. How are the militia soldiers organized?

3. What does Orwell observe as he travels through Spain?

4. What flags do the different sides fly?

5. How do the attacks between the Fascists and the Republicans prove ineffectual in Chapter 6?

6. Who is the PSUC?

7. How do the newspapers report the Fascist attack?

8. How does Orwell's situation change at the beginning of Chapter 4?

9. Why is the front such a miserable place to live?

10. What is Orwell's role as a Cabo?

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