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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapter 1 - Part III, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gore Vidal describe Dash's latest novel?
(a) Enthralling.
(b) Deceptive.
(c) Insipid.
(d) Touching.

2. What is the name of the literary magazine started by Maurice?
(a) Tayle.
(b) Stori.
(c) Spiel.
(d) Yarne.

3. What is the name of the head of Edith's department?
(a) George Canter.
(b) Giles Calper.
(c) Geoff Capwell.
(d) Greg Carter.

4. According to Maurice in the second interlude, before meeting Henry Rowe, he had only been in trouble for what action?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Profanity.
(c) Tardiness.
(d) Plagiarism.

5. What class is Edith teaching?
(a) Creative writing.
(b) Rhetoric.
(c) Theories of writing.
(d) Critical writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maurice warn his son against violence in the second interlude?

2. What is the name of the editor who had rejected Maurice's previous novels, according to Edith in Part II, Chapter 5?

3. What is the name of Maurice's first published short story, as he shows Erich in Part I, Chapter 5?

4. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 2, who surprised Maurice at a literary festival?

5. Who takes Maurice's photo with his son at the end of the second interlude?

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