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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Whom does Erich see with a bottle of champagne in Part II, Chapter 4?
(a) Dash.
(b) Alysse.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Oskar.

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

6. How does Gore feel about Maurice when the two meet?
(a) Gore is confused by Maurice.
(b) Gore is besotted with Maurice.
(c) Gore disapproves of Maurice.
(d) Gore is suspicious of Maurice.

7. How many of Maurice's novels were rejected by publishers following the beginning of Part II?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

8. What is the last name of Erich, the novelist who narrates the first part of the novel?
(a) Allansonn.
(b) Affermann.
(c) Ackermann.
(d) Andersonn.

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

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Oskar tell Erich he aspired to be?

2. According to Maurice, which of Gore's novels had he planned to read on the flight to Italy?

3. What book does Erich find in Maurice's bag in Part I, Chapter 6?

4. What does Erich ask the waitress to do in Part I, Chapter 5?

5. When Part II begins, how long have Maurice and Edith been married?

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