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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The subject of Chapter 14 reviews what?
2. How does Orwell feel about spring?
3. What types of sporting events does Orwell support?
4. What does Orwell use as an example of a new form of children's literature?
5. According to Orwell, what did older American literature have, that the newer doesn't?
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
Burnham states that capitalism is dying and that a socialist pyramid will replace it. Do you agree? Do you see Burnham's theory manifested in the United States in any way? If so, how? Do you agree with Orwell's assessment, that the Managerial Revolution has not greatly influenced the United States? In what countries do you think the Managerial Revolution has started to take effect? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text in defending your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of the elephant. What does the elephant represent? What is Orwell's relationship with the elephant? How has the incident with the elephant affected Orwell? What relationship did the elephant have with the crowd? What is the overall significance of the elephant's character? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your position.
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