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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What types of stories does Edith's student Garrett write?
(a) Stories narrated by trees.
(b) Stories narrated by objects.
(c) Stories narrated by dead writers.
(d) Stories narrated by animals.

3. 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 set fire to Alysse's home.
(c) He ripped up Oskar's passport.
(d) He told Oskar's father about his plan to leave.

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

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

6. According to Maurice, which of Gore's novels had he planned to read on the flight to Italy?
(a) Burr.
(b) The City and the Pillar.
(c) Julian.
(d) Myra Breckinridge.

7. To what city do Erich and Maurice travel in Part II, Chapter 4?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Seville.
(c) Cordoba.
(d) Barcelona.

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

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

10. Erich finds Maurice increasingly what in Part I, Chapter 7?
(a) Enchanting and captivating.
(b) Arrogant and tiresome.
(c) Bossy and narcissistic.
(d) Beautiful and serene.

11. In addition to being a writer, what other goal does Maurice have?
(a) To be a father.
(b) To own a literary magazine.
(c) To be rich.
(d) To enter politics.

12. Whom did Erich notice in the Savoy Hotel bar?
(a) A young singer.
(b) A young bartender.
(c) A young waiter.
(d) A young bellhop.

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

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

15. In what country was Erich born?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Austria.
(c) Germany.
(d) Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Maurice's second published novel?

2. What does Erich watch at the end of Part I?

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

4. How does Gore describe what happened during Erich Ackermann's youth?

5. To what city do Erich and Maurice go in Part I, Chapter 2?

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