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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. How does Orwell feel about Gandhi's involvement in politics?

2. How does Orwell describe Gandhi's political solutions?

3. Why is Orwell skeptical of Gandhi's celibacy and vegetarianism?

4. How do the Burmese treat the narrator?

5. According to Tolstoy, Shakespeare's great reputation was propagated by whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What relationship exists between Orwell and the Burmese natives?

2. What type of children's literature does Orwell prefer?

3. Who are the individuals that Orwell uses as examples in Chapter 13?

4. What scene does Orwell describe as the setting for reading a good murder mystery?

5. Orwell feels that international sporting events have what effect on the relations between the countries involved?

6. What does Orwell say about the sanitation of Hopital X?

7. How does Orwell prove his theory about the lack of good murder literature?

8. What does Orwell say about Gandhi's methods of non-violent protest?

9. What pamphlet was the subject of the meeting of the P.E.N. Club that takes place in Chapter 8?

10. What effect does Gandhi's autobiography have on Orwell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Orwell claims that Smith identified with the character of Gulliver, in "Gulliver's Travels". Do you agree? How well does Orwell present his argument? To what do you attribute the changes in Gulliver's character that Orwell describes? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text in defending your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Orwell bemoans the lack of good contemporary murder literature. Do you agree that this situation is due to a lack of "perfect" murders? Do you think that, in the presence of more "perfect" murders, there would be more quality murder literature? Is this a desirable situation? Given media access to crime details and how they are printed much more so than in his life time, do you think Orwell's opinion may be different now? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text in defending your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Orwell suggests planting a tree as a form of repentance for sins. Do you agree? What do you think would happen if people began following Orwell's advice? Do you think it is possible to change a bloody legacy with Orwell's form of repentance? Why do you think the historical figures that Orwell names chose to attempt to do so? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your position.

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