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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The hibernation period of the animal discussed in Chapter 12 generally draws to a close in time for what?
(a) The toad to eat, before it starves.
(b) Summer.
(c) Collecting food for another hibernation.
(d) The spring mating season.

2. Which of these is NOT one of the books Orwell names as a "good bad book"?
(a) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes".
(b) Bram Stoker's "Dracula".
(c) Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
(d) Thomas Hardy's "The Return of the Native".

3. What is the best motive for a compelling murder mystery, according to Orwell?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Money.
(c) Love.
(d) Lust or power.

4. According to Orwell, what is not a popular subject in his essays?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Politics.
(c) Spring.
(d) Animals.

5. Orwell refers to the art of which countries to prove that those who work outdoors are interested in nature?
(a) Spain and France.
(b) China and Japan.
(c) Egypt and Spain.
(d) America and England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most famous poem written by the poet mentioned in Chapter 17?

2. How does Orwell feel about books?

3. What object is linked to the Vicar of Bray?

4. How does Orwell feel about Jack the Ripper?

5. What is the first poem Orwell mentions in Chapter 17?

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