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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) The air.
(b) Under the ground.
(c) The flanks.
(d) The top.

2. What kind of rifle does Orwell receive?
(a) An English marksman.
(b) A Dutch Yoodle.
(c) A German Mauser.
(d) An AK-47.

3. Who does Orwell describe as a tough looking youth of 26?
(a) A German soldier.
(b) A popular army member.
(c) An Italian millitiaman.
(d) A paratrooper.

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

5. What does Orwell ideally want to fight against?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Racism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following flags do the Republicans fly?

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

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

4. Members of which army does Orwell say swagger around Barcelona?

5. What language does Orwell say he speaks badly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is an officer's role in the militia?

2. What flags do the different sides fly?

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

4. How do the militia and the Fascists fight each other in the trenches near Zaragoza?

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

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

7. How does the hot weather make life in the trenches intolerable again?

8. Describe the front lines near Zaragoza.

9. What power does Franco have?

10. How are the militia soldiers organized?

(see the answer keys)

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