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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many siblings did Connolly have?
(a) He was an only child.
(b) He had three siblings.
(c) He came from a large family of nine.
(d) He was a twin, but had no other siblings.

2. How did Wilson's second wife die?
(a) She had a heart attack.
(b) She was accidentily poisioned by pesticide they used in their home.
(c) She was hit by a car.
(d) She tripped on her heels and fractured her skull.

3. What year did Russell die?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1942.

4. What desire did Wilson's mother have for him?
(a) She wanted him to be an architect.
(b) She saw his potential and urged him to be a writer.
(c) She wanted him to become a doctor and save lives.
(d) She wanted him to become a distinguished athete.

5. What award did Brecht win in 1922 for being the best young dramatist.
(a) The Quill.
(b) The Pulitzer.
(c) The Kleist Prize.
(d) The Nobel Prize for literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What honor did Gollancz receive in 1945?

2. How was Brecht's work received in the United States?

3. Who did Brecht leave rights to his works to in his will?

4. On average how many books did Sartre read every year?

5. What year was Bertrand Russell born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What redeeming quality does Johnson specifically note of Brecht?

2. Describe Jean-Paul Sartre's appearance.

3. How did Hellman view her mother?

4. What did Orwell think of fellow intellectuals in comparison to the poor?

5. Describe Brecht's childhood.

6. How did Sartre feel towards America?

7. Why does Johnson describe Russell as being detached from physical reality?

8. After Wilson's visit to Russia, what were his impressions of the country and people on his return home?

9. What type of relationship did Wilson have with other writers?

10. Why was Hellman blacklisted from Hollywood in 1948?

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