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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Good Bad Books", what kind of books does Orwell write about?
(a) Books that are well written, and underappreciated by critics.
(b) Books that survive the test of time, but aren't necessarily "good" books.
(c) Books that are good, but obscene.
(d) Books that aren't well written, but are popular because their authors are well known.

2. How does Orwell feel about people bonding through sports?
(a) He thinks there are better ways to bond.
(b) He thinks it is the best way to bond.
(c) He doesn't believe it is possible.
(d) He doesn't offer an opinion.

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

4. How does Orwell describe the ideal murderer, in a murder story?
(a) Pitiable.
(b) Calculating.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Eccentric.

5. What do Orwell's readers think Orwell should be focusing on?
(a) Commenting on political injustices.
(b) Righting social wrongs.
(c) Writing literary criticism.
(d) Writing fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about winning by cheating?

2. What conclusion does Orwell reach about the prices of the commodities he compares in Chapter 15?

3. How does the animal discussed in Chapter 12 discern the sex of other members of its species?

4. Orwell compares "Helen's Babies" with the works of what other author?

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

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