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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what city do Erich and Maurice go in Part I, Chapter 2?
(a) Helsinki.
(b) Copenhagen.
(c) Odense.
(d) Prague.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the last name of the American writer disliked by Erich?
(a) Halliday.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Hagen.
(d) Holt.

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

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

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

11. What did Oskar tell Erich he aspired to be?
(a) An actor.
(b) A poet.
(c) A pianist.
(d) An artist.

12. What controversial book was Oskar reading when he and Erich first met?
(a) Buddenbrooks.
(b) Tristan.
(c) Death in Venice.
(d) The Magic Mountain.

13. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 2, when will her second novel be finished?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A few years.
(c) A few months.
(d) A few days.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On the night the novel opens, where was a public reading of Erich's novel held?

2. What is the last name of Erich's old friend, Oskar?

3. At what school is Edith going to teach?

4. What is the name of Edith's sister?

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

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