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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Onto what kind of animal do the soldiers pack the water?

2. What kind of weapons is the militia issued?

3. Which of the following flags do the Nationalists fly?

4. What kind of insect rises from the ground?

5. Where was POUM based?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Fascists force Orwell and his troops back to their own trenches?

2. In what way do conditions become more tolerable in Chapter 8?

3. How did the Italian militiaman influence Orwell?

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

5. Describe the conditions in Huesca.

6. Who is the PSUC?

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

8. How do Orwell and his troops secure a trench area?

9. How are the militia soldiers organized?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Spain become a Fascist country and stay that way for so long? How did the move to Fascism change the country?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following groups and state their political ideology and involvement in the Spanish Civil War.

1. POUM.

2. CNT.

3. The Popular Army.

4. The Civil guards.

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