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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. Which of the following was not a title of a volume of Hellman's autobiography?
(a) Scoundrel Time.
(b) A Spark of Life.
(c) Pentimento.
(d) An Unfinished Woman.

2. What color was Wilson's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Brown.

3. What work did Wilson write when he was exploring Communist?
(a) The Trotsky theory.
(b) Letters to Stalin.
(c) To the Finland Station.
(d) A Socialist View.

4. What was the name of the rich Philadelphian with whom Hellman became involved with towards the end of her life?
(a) Joseph McCarthy.
(b) Herbert Steiner.
(c) Samuel McCracken.
(d) Arthut Cowan.

5. How many siblings did Sartre have?
(a) He was an only child.
(b) 9.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these was not written by Brecht?

2. What was the name of Brecht's wife?

3. What political cause did Gollancz successfully campaign for that was close to his heart?

4. How did Brecht die?

5. Which of these was not a critique written by Orwell about Connolly?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Russell like Mathematics?

3. According to Johnson, what did Orwell believe about what force had the power to shape the world.

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

5. Why was Hellman blacklisted from Hollywood in 1948?

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

7. Briefly describe the life of Dashiell Hammett, Hellman's long time lover.

8. What type of relationships did Gollancz have with people from the working class?

9. What importance did Sartre place upon literature and letters?

10. Describe Orwell's appearance.

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