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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. What is the name of the POUM leader?

2. Where will Orwell be fighting if he is transferred to the International Column?

3. Why is Smilie arrested at the border?

4. From what disease is Cottman suffering?

5. With which country is the PSUC closely associated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Franco stand for?

2. Why is visiting Kopp dangerous?

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

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

5. What bad news do the POUM units hear in Chapter 12?

6. Why is Kopp getting no help from the Belgian government?

7. What is the Sanatorium Maurin?

8. How has Barcelona changed in Chapter 13?

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

10. What act of bravery does Kopp perform in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why does Orwell end the book like he does? Could he have ended the book in another way? What meaning would that new ending have given the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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