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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the last name of Edith, Maurice's wife?
(a) Camberley.
(b) Cornell.
(c) Cutter.
(d) Covey.

3. Erich's most recent novel won which prestigious award?
(a) The Award.
(b) The Palm.
(c) The Crown.
(d) The Prize.

4. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 2, what does Robert want from her?
(a) To intercede with her sister on his behalf.
(b) To bring his sons to see him.
(c) To deliver a letter to her sister.
(d) To speak to the judge for him.

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

6. How does Gore describe what happened during Erich Ackermann's youth?
(a) As in the past.
(b) As the act of a troubled mind.
(c) As not that big of a deal.
(d) As a circumstance of birth.

7. 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.

8. How does Dash behave upon introducing Maurice to Gore?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Jubilant.
(c) Possessive.
(d) Sad.

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

10. As a child, what did Erich receive every year on his birthday?
(a) A gold watch.
(b) A model train.
(c) A fountain pen.
(d) A leather belt.

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

12. What is the name of Maurice's first published short story, as he shows Erich in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) "Red."
(b) "Blue."
(c) "Green."
(d) "Yellow."

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of accent does Maurice have?

2. How does the Spanish novelist help Maurice, according to Maurice in Part I, Chapter 7?

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

4. Erich finds Maurice increasingly what in Part I, Chapter 7?

5. Whom did Erich notice in the Savoy Hotel bar?

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