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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 5 - Part I, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Erich finish the tale of Oskar in Part I, Chapter 7?
(a) He believes Maurice will leave if he doesn't.
(b) He wants to make Maurice love him.
(c) He thinks it will balance the scales of justice.
(d) He feels he has no choice.

2. What did Erich tell Oskar about his drawing, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) He told Oskar it was visionary and inspired.
(b) He told Oskar it was unsettling and alarming.
(c) He told Oskar it was unoriginal and pornographic.
(d) He told Oskar it was experimental and remarkable.

3. Which of Erich's novels is the most recent?
(a) Dread.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Doom.

4. Whose grave does Maurice visit in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) Oscar Wilde.
(b) Honore de Balzac.
(c) Jim Morrison.
(d) Marcel Proust.

5. What does Erich watch at the end of Part I?
(a) The rally in Tiananmen Square.
(b) The Exxon Valdez oil spill.
(c) The World Series.
(d) The fall of the Berlin Wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of Erich, the novelist who narrates the first part of the novel?

2. What is Maurice's last name?

3. What book does Erich find in Maurice's bag in Part I, Chapter 6?

4. As a child, what did Erich receive every year on his birthday?

5. Where did Erich study English literature?

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