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diff --git a/test/unittest/base/__init__.py b/test/unittest/base/__init__.py
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diff --git a/test/unittest/base/test_general_object.py b/test/unittest/base/test_general_object.py
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+import unittest
+
+from base.GeneralObject import GeneralObject
+
+
+class TestGeneralObjectTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    Test the GeneralObject base class
+    """
+
+    def test_object_contents(self):
+        """Test whether base contents are stored properly"""
+        test_obj = GeneralObject("a", "b", "c")
+        self.assertEqual("abc", ''.join(test_obj.contents))
+
+    def test_object_dict(self):
+        """Test whether the base class is printed properly"""
+        test_obj = GeneralObject("a", name="test", value=1)
+        self.assertEqual(str(test_obj), "value = 1\nname = test\n")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            repr(test_obj), "value = 1\nname = test\ncontents = ['a']\n")