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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. What causes Tanner to run away?
(a) He can make money by becoming a sailor.
(b) He is a fugitive.
(c) Ann's flirtation.
(d) His presence is requested at Parliament.

2. The dedication begins with a letter written by which author?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) George Bernard Shaw.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Franz Kafka.

3. What annoys Tanner?
(a) Tavy's melancholy.
(b) Whistling.
(c) Loud noises.
(d) Neighbor's dog.

4. Shaw has not relied on other writers':
(a) Style.
(b) Plots.
(c) Permission.
(d) Applause.

5. What word most accurately expresses the opinion of the author's detractors?
(a) Prophet.
(b) Academician.
(c) Reprobate.
(d) Fool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tavy unknowingly removes himself from which emotion?

2. Who is in love with Ann?

3. Literature often focuses on what aspect of a woman?

4. What is Ramsden's first name?

5. Who does Shaw credit with following his own instincts?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was in the group of people that approached Ann and Tanner?

2. What are Mendoza and his group doing waiting beside the road? What is the group called?

3. What is the difference between Shaw's references to revolutionists compared to those created by other authors?

4. According to Shaw, what would literature be like if it portrayed real life?

5. What is disappointing to the chauffeur?

6. What example of a reward does Tanner use to make his point?

7. What is Don Juan's opinion on intellect and like topics?

8. What is the context of the scene between Violet and Malone Sr.?

9. What is Don Juan's response to the devil's failed insults?

10. Explain at least one of Shaw's main points in the handbook.

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