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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 is the profession of the man who has Lenin as a tenant, according to Carr?
(a) A musician.
(b) A cobbler.
(c) A mason.
(d) A banker.

2. For what purpose does Joyce say he needs money from Carr?
(a) To afford a ring for Gwen.
(b) To mount a play.
(c) To pay off a debt.
(d) To send his manuscript to Ireland.

3. What news does Nadya deliver to Lenin in the beginning of the play?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) The czar has abdicated.
(c) Trotsky has been exiled from Russia.
(d) The revolution has begun in St. Petersburg.

4. What did Tzara leave in Carr's drawing room on his last visit?
(a) A bar tab.
(b) His cigarette case.
(c) A French phrasebook.
(d) His library card.

5. From what object is Tzara drawing slips of paper in the beginning of the play?
(a) A folder.
(b) His jacket.
(c) A hat.
(d) A cub.

Short Answer Questions

1. As what does Carr theorize that Tzara is trying to pass?

2. What article of clothing does Carr mention is the focus of the lawsuit between Joyce and him?

3. What character from the play has left his card with Bennett?

4. Upon what does Tzara announce defiantly that he spits?

5. Which of the following locations is not mentioned by Carr as he describes the horrors of the First World War?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Carr respond to Tzara's Dadaist sentiments?

2. How does Gwen react to Tzara's poem?

3. Describe Joyce's falling out with Carr.

4. How does Bennett become an asset to Lenin?

5. How do Gwendolen and Cecily mishandle their folders in the beginning of the play?

6. Describe Carr's obsession with clothing.

7. What lie does Carr argue is the artist's great achievement?

8. How is Lenin devastated and frustrated listening to a Beethoven symphony?

9. What warning does Carr give Tzara regarding the Bolsheviks int his section?

10. Describe the scene at the beginning of the play.

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