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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) Middlesex University.
(b) Queen Mary University.
(c) King's College.
(d) Imperial College London.

2. When Dash and Gore take a walk alone together, how does Dash describe Maurice?
(a) As an operator.
(b) As a conjurer.
(c) As a magician.
(d) As a provocateur.

3. Of what group was Erich a member when he was a youth?
(a) Bund Deutscher Osten.
(b) Sturmabteilung.
(c) Hitlerjugend.
(d) Ahnenerbe.

4. Where did Erich study English literature?
(a) University of East London.
(b) University of York.
(c) University of Sussex.
(d) University of Cambridge.

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

6. What does Erich see as Maurice autographs his novel in Part I, Chapter 8?
(a) He sees Maurice's hand tremble.
(b) He sees Maurice sigh.
(c) He sees Maurice laugh.
(d) He sees Maurice hold back tears.

7. When Part II begins, how long have Maurice and Edith been married?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 8 years.

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

9. What type of accent does Maurice have?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) German.

10. What does Erich think of the story Maurice sends him in Part I, Chapter 2?
(a) It is confusing but has interesting characters.
(b) It is well written but boring.
(c) It is exciting but poorly written.
(d) It has unrealistic characters but a unique plot.

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

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

13. What is the last name of the student who introduces himself to Edith in Part II, Chapter 1?
(a) Colby.
(b) Callahan.
(c) Caine.
(d) Clayburgh.

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

15. At what school is Edith going to teach?
(a) The University of Manchester.
(b) The University of East Anglia.
(c) The University of Cambridge.
(d) The University of Oxford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Erich see with a bottle of champagne in Part II, Chapter 4?

2. Which of Erich's novels is the most recent?

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

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

5. What is the name of the story Maurice sends Erich in Part I, Chapter 2?

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