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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Orwell's ideal world, how would the quality of each work be reflected in its reviews?
(a) All works would receive equal treatment.
(b) Only the good works would be reviewed, so that people could seek them out.
(c) Only the poor works would be reviewed, so that people could avoid them.
(d) Good works would get long, detailed reviews; poor ones would get only a few lines.

2. According to Orwell, what did older American literature have, that the newer doesn't?
(a) Memorable plots.
(b) Sympathetic characters.
(c) Values.
(d) Frightening villains.

3. What does Orwell cite as a reason for the quality of contemporary murder literature?
(a) People aren't interested in reading it.
(b) There are currently no good writers.
(c) Crimes are becoming less memorable.
(d) The government is censoring it too much.

4. What relationship does Orwell establish between social justice and nature?
(a) Nature can only be truly appreciated by those who are oppressed.
(b) Nature is a blessing that can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of the social injustices they endure.
(c) There is no relationship between the two.
(d) Only the oppressors are free to truly appreciate the beauty of nature.

5. What was Thibaw's legacy in Mandalay?
(a) His many illegitimate children.
(b) Spectacular gardens.
(c) An enormous and elaborate temple.
(d) Tamarind trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Orwell remarks that no one ever plants what type of tree?

2. How does Orwell describe the ideal murderer, in a murder story?

3. How many reviews does the person in Chapter 14 write per year?

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

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

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