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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. Who ordered the attack on the telephone exchange?

2. Which group has gained control of Barcelona?

3. From what city do the government soldiers arrive?

4. Who does the PSUC intend to blame for all the trouble?

5. What do the Civil Guards want CNT to surrender?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are POUM members having problems in Chapter 13?

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

4. What trouble is brewing in Barcelona?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Orwell hide from the police?

10. How has Barcelona changed in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the book express about oppression? In what way did the Communist oppressive methods backfire? Are there any elements of western society you would identify as oppressive?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the construction of Orwell's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Orwell's argument?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of Orwell's previous books and contrast it with HOMAGE TO CATALONIA in terms of the following;

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. Themes.

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