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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon graduating college, where did Erich begin a teaching career?
(a) Queen Mary University.
(b) Middlesex University.
(c) Imperial College London.
(d) King's College.

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

3. What is the name of Edith's first novel?
(a) Dread.
(b) Fear.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Bravado.

4. What is the name of Edith's sister's new boyfriend?
(a) Aaron.
(b) Amir.
(c) Arjan.
(d) Allen.

5. What book does Erich find in Maurice's bag in Part I, Chapter 6?
(a) The latest novel by Dash Hardy.
(b) Maurice's finished novel.
(c) The latest novel by the Spanish novelist.
(d) The latest novel by Erich Ackermann.

6. To what city do Maurice and Erich travel in Part II, Chapter 3?
(a) Venice.
(b) Milan.
(c) Florence.
(d) Rome.

7. Following the publication of Maurice's novel in Part I, Chapter 8, where does Erich go to live?
(a) Munich.
(b) Hamburg.
(c) Frankfurt.
(d) West Berlin.

8. What is the name of Gore Vidal's villa?
(a) La Rondinaia.
(b) Villa Rufolo.
(c) Villa Carlotta.
(d) Villa Cimbrone.

9. Which of Edith's students refuses to accept constructive criticism?
(a) Mika.
(b) Maria.
(c) Maya.
(d) Maja.

10. What surprises Erich about Maurice in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) His unrepentant arrogance.
(b) His striking beauty.
(c) His strong wit.
(d) His literary larceny.

11. Erich is delivering a lecture on what subject when a reporter interrupts his class?
(a) George Eliot.
(b) Thomas Hardy.
(c) Anthony Trollope
(d) Wilkie Collins.

12. According to Maurice in Part I, Chapter 8, what was Erich as a youth?
(a) A cold-blooded murderer.
(b) A Nazi sympathizer.
(c) A lovesick dupe.
(d) A fool in love.

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

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

15. What job does Erich offer Maurice in Part I, Chapter 2?
(a) His assistant.
(b) His social media manager.
(c) His agent.
(d) His editor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What castle do Erich and Maurice visit in Part I, Chapter 2?

2. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 2, what does Robert want from her?

3. How does Dash behave upon introducing Maurice to Gore?

4. How did Erich betray Oskar, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 7?

5. What chore does Edith ask Maurice to accomplish in Part II, Chapter 2?

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