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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. From what city do the Assault Guards arrive?

2. Who does Orwell try to get released?

3. What group has now been declared an illegal organization?

4. Why is Smilie arrested at the border?

5. What is erected in the city the next morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the government troops defuse the situation in Barcelona?

2. How does Orwell hide from the police?

3. How does Orwell get back to Barcelona?

4. What proof does Orwell provide to show POUM was not a Fascist organization?

5. Why is visiting Kopp dangerous?

6. What does the Republican government stand for?

7. Why does Orwell decide the Spanish Civil War is still important?

8. How has Barcelona changed when Orwell returns?

9. Why did the government say POUM was a Fascist subversive element?

10. Why does Orwell stop trying to help Kopp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does Orwell suggest warfare is mostly trivial? Why do people conduct war even though often nothing is happening?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following political ideologies and discuss how you think Spain would have evolved if had followed that ideology from the Thirties until now.

1. Anarchism.

2. Fascism.

3. Communism.

Essay Topic 3

What was Orwell fighting for? Did Orwell genuinely believe what he fighting for? Is it essential for a soldier to believe in the war cause?

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