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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator call the hospital?
(a) "Hopital X."
(b) "Nurse Ratchet's wing."
(c) "The Tomb."
(d) "L'hopital du mort."

2. Chapter 12 begins with a description of the life cycle of what animal?
(a) Gnat.
(b) Toad.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Rabbit.

3. Orwell feels that it is possible to play sports, for fun and recreation, in the absence of what?
(a) Nationalist spirit.
(b) Monetary concerns.
(c) The players' personal pride.
(d) Fans.

4. What conclusion does Orwell reach about the prices of the commodities he compares in Chapter 15?
(a) Alcohol is more expensive than food, but well worth it.
(b) For the price of a year's worth of alcohol and cigarettes, one could purchase a respectable collection of books.
(c) Books are more expensive than food and clothing, and Orwell doesn't understand why.
(d) The only way to afford books is to cut out other luxuries, such as movies and records.

5. Orwell remarks that no one ever plants what type of tree?
(a) Apple.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Maple.
(d) Oak.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the police and magistrates feel after the prisoner's death?

2. The third speaker, in Chapter 8, attacked what?

3. Which play did Tolstoy criticize most harshly?

4. Orwell feels that Swift, through "Gulliver's Travels", is attacking what sort of government structure?

5. What types of sporting events does Orwell support?

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