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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. What is the name of the hotel Orwell goes to when the fighting breaks out?
(a) Hotel Falcon.
(b) Hotel Hooves.
(c) Hotel Wren.
(d) Hotel Eagle.

2. Who do the POUM fight with in the Hotel Falcon?
(a) The Civil Guards.
(b) CNC.
(c) The Popular Army.
(d) The hotel staff.

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

4. Where will Orwell be fighting if he is transferred to the International Column?
(a) Mallorca.
(b) Zaragoza.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Madrid.

5. From what is Williams suffering?
(a) Amnesia.
(b) A leg wound.
(c) Shell shock.
(d) An arm wound.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the POUM leader?

3. What group is Bob Smilie a part of?

4. Why is Smilie arrested at the border?

5. What city do Orwell and his wife return to in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Orwell think about the Communist tactics in Chapter 10?

2. What does the Republican government stand for?

3. Why does fighting break out in Barcelona at the beginning of Chapter 10?

4. How has Barcelona changed when Orwell returns?

5. Why does Orwell want to start fighting in Madrid?

6. What are the rumors surrounding the attack on the telephone exchange?

7. How do Orwell and his wife get back to England?

8. How has Barcelona changed in Chapter 13?

9. What does Franco stand for?

10. What trouble is brewing in Barcelona?

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