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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. Where is Orwell transferred to in Chapter 3?

2. What does Orwell say he suffers from in late March?

3. To what rank does the militia promote Orwell?

4. What do the soldiers think caused the downfall of Mblaga?

5. Why were the streets of Catalonia dimly lit at night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Barcelona like when Orwell first arrives in 1936?

3. What is the job of the soldiers on the hilltops?

4. How did the Italian militiaman influence Orwell?

5. How do the newspapers report the Fascist attack?

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

7. What is the Republican's plan to ambush the Fascists?

8. How does propaganda prove successful on both sides?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the propaganda Orwell describes in the book work so well? Would such propaganda have worked so well in other countries? How has propaganda advanced since the Spanish Civil War?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Orwell's opinion of Communists change during his time in Spain? How did Orwell express his dislike for Communism in his later years?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Orwell become disillusioned with Communism? What was Orwell's view of Communism before he fought for POUM?

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