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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Maurice's son?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Dawson.
(c) Dominic.
(d) Derek.

2. Where does Edith's sister plan to move?
(a) To Paris.
(b) To Rome.
(c) To New York City.
(d) To Los Angeles.

3. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 7, what does she have to corroborate her story?
(a) Months of social media posts.
(b) Months of receipts.
(c) Months of photographs.
(d) Months of notebooks.

4. What does Rebecca ask Edith to do in Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) To testify that Robert is an unfit father.
(b) To meet Arjan for coffee.
(c) To babysit the boys.
(d) To stop talking to Robert.

5. What is Theo's last name?
(a) Field.
(b) Faber.
(c) Fromm.
(d) Fleig.

6. What is Arjan's profession?
(a) He is a poet.
(b) He is a director.
(c) He is a costume designer.
(d) He is an actor.

7. Who shows up unannounced at Christmas?
(a) Robert.
(b) Dash.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Arjan.

8. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 1, how does he spend his days?
(a) Walking.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Weeping.
(d) Writing.

9. What strikes Maurice upon meeting Theo in Part III, Chapter 2?
(a) His resemblance to Dash.
(b) His resemblance to Daniel.
(c) His resemblance to Edith.
(d) His resemblance to Erich.

10. As Maurice speaks to the principal in the second interlude, what object catches his attention?
(a) An abacus.
(b) A ruler.
(c) A silver frame.
(d) An antique clock.

11. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, what did he do after Dash fell in love with him?
(a) He denied him everything.
(b) He returned his love.
(c) He stopped speaking to him.
(d) He mocked him.

12. How is Maurice described in the biography Maurice reads in the second interlude?
(a) As a talentless hack.
(b) As an emotionless talent.
(c) As a cheap suit.
(d) As a beautiful monster.

13. What title does Edith choose for her second novel in Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) The Family Knit.
(b) The Tribesman.
(c) The Dynasty.
(d) The Clansmen.

14. According to Maurice in the second interlude, what is the name given to the room where the rejected stories are stored?
(a) The Dumpster.
(b) The Refuse Room.
(c) The Rubbish Bin.
(d) The Trash Can.

15. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 2, what does he experience after reading Theo's letter?
(a) A sense of fear.
(b) A sense of curiosity.
(c) A sense of excitement.
(d) A sense of entitlement.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maurice describe Daniel in Part III, Chapter 2?

2. With whom has Maurice been having an affair, as he tells Edith in Part II, Chapter 7?

3. What condition does Theo have that shocks Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3?

4. According to Theo, he does not have the brain capable of what?

5. According to Theo in Part III, Chapter 2, very few people are interested in what?

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