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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. How has Barcelona now changed?

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

3. Where is Orwell transferred to in Chapter 3?

4. Where is Orwell sent to at the end of Chapter 3?

5. Where does Orwell's POUM unit travel to from Sietamo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What power does Franco have?

2. Describe the conditions of the trenches.

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

4. What disgusts Orwell about the weapons he receives?

5. How are the militia soldiers organized?

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

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

8. Describe the conditions in Huesca.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1930s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

What impact did the Spanish Civil War have on the world politics in the 1930s? Why were British people such as Orwell independently involved in the fighting? What happened to Spain after the Civil War?

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