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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Suzanne move to Paris?

2. In what city does the narrator meet Elliott?

3. What is the first name of Gray's father?

4. Where is Maugham leaving for after his dinner with Elliott in Chicago?

5. Where does the narrator unexpectedly meet Larry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Kosti and Larry in Germany?

2. Why does Isabel become so lustful in the car?

3. Describe Isabel's marriage and life with Gray.

4. Describe Larry and Isobel's meeting in Chapter 3.

5. What were the author's reservations about writing the book?

6. What are Isabel's thoughts on love?

7. Describe Gray Maturin

8. What is Sophie's tragic story?

9. How is Larry when he meets Isabel and Gray in Chapter 7?

10. How does Elliott try to help Larry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the values of the 1920's.

1) Why was greed and loyalty such an issue during this time?

2) In what ways are the characters' negative characteristics a product of their time? Do you think America was going through a transitional phase in the 1920's? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3)Does modern society share any values with 1920's America?

Essay Topic 2

The Razor's Edge is written in the first person and with the author himself as narrator. Why do you think Maugham chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it were written in the third person? What difference does it make it make to the story that Maugham is one of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the characters of Larry and Sophie.

1) In what way are their morals different?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) Do you think they are the perfect match?

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