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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 did Oskar do with his drawing, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) He threw it in the gutter.
(b) He set it on fire.
(c) He ripped it to shreds.
(d) He gave it to Erich.

2. How did Erich betray Oskar, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 7?
(a) He set fire to Alysse's home.
(b) He reported Alysse and her family to the SS.
(c) He told Oskar's father about his plan to leave.
(d) He ripped up Oskar's passport.

3. How does Gore describe what happened during Erich Ackermann's youth?
(a) As the act of a troubled mind.
(b) As a circumstance of birth.
(c) As in the past.
(d) As not that big of a deal.

4. What is the last name of Erich's old friend, Oskar?
(a) Gabler.
(b) Gött.
(c) Goehr.
(d) Geier.

5. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 2, what happened to Dash after he last saw Maurice?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He hanged himself.
(c) He fell down the stairs.
(d) He was diagnosed with cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gore feel about Maurice when the two meet?

2. What is the last name of the American writer disliked by Erich?

3. On the night the novel opens, where was a public reading of Erich's novel held?

4. Why does Erich finish the tale of Oskar in Part I, Chapter 7?

5. Following the publication of Maurice's novel in Part I, Chapter 8, where does Erich go to live?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 2, what happened to Erich and Dash?

2. What is Gore Vidal's first impressions of Maurice?

3. Who is Erich Ackermann and what has happened to him at the opening of the novel?

4. According to Erich, who were Mischlings? How was Erich personally defined by the term, as explained in Part I, Chapter 2?

5. Who is Garrett Colby and how does Maurice interact with him in Part II, Chapter 1?

6. How does Maurice fail regarding Gore Vidal? How do the two part ways?

7. How does Maurice dash Erich's hopes in Part I, Chapter 7?

8. What does Erich witness at the beginning of Part I, Chapter 5?

9. What happened on Oskar's birthday, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 6?

10. Who is Edith? What career is she undertaking in Part II, Chapter 1?

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