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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Maurice in the second interlude, before meeting Henry Rowe, he had only been in trouble for what action?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Plagiarism.
(c) Profanity.
(d) Tardiness.

2. According to Maurice in the second interlude, what was the rumor about Henry Rowe's father?
(a) He was a famous writer.
(b) He was killed for betraying the IRA.
(c) He was an important government figure.
(d) He was a murderer.

3. According to Maurice in the second interlude, what honor was given to The Tribesman?
(a) It was longlisted for The Prize.
(b) It was the bestselling novel of the year.
(c) It won The Prize.
(d) It was shortlisted for The Prize.

4. What does Maurice do to Edith at the end of Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) Maurice drugs her.
(b) Maurice pushes her down the stairs.
(c) Maurice humiliates her at a literary festival.
(d) Maurice pushes her in front of a bus.

5. Who is the mother of Maurice's son?
(a) Alysse.
(b) An Italian chambermaid.
(c) Edith.
(d) Maja.

6. How does Maurice describe Daniel in Part III, Chapter 2?
(a) As a provocateur.
(b) As a meddler.
(c) As an artist.
(d) As a gift.

7. What does Edith ask the head of her department in Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) If she might have a guest speaker.
(b) If she might end the semester early.
(c) If she might take some vacation time.
(d) If she might extend her teaching career.

8. What is the name of Maurice's fifth published novel?
(a) The Ruptured Ones.
(b) The Broken Ones.
(c) The Fragmented Ones.
(d) The Ignored Ones.

9. What is Arjan's profession?
(a) He is a costume designer.
(b) He is an actor.
(c) He is a director.
(d) He is a poet.

10. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, what did he do after Dash fell in love with him?
(a) He mocked him.
(b) He denied him everything.
(c) He stopped speaking to him.
(d) He returned his love.

11. What is Theo writing, according to his letter in Part III, Chapter 1?
(a) A novel.
(b) An epic poem.
(c) A thesis.
(d) A screenplay.

12. Who requests Maurice speak to Edith's class in Part II, Chapter 3?
(a) Maja.
(b) Garrett.
(c) Nicholas.
(d) Maurice.

13. What is the name of Maurice's fourth published novel?
(a) The Schism.
(b) The Breach.
(c) The Rupture.
(d) The Rift.

14. What is Theo's last name?
(a) Field.
(b) Fromm.
(c) Faber.
(d) Fleig.

15. Maja is caught plagiarizing from what publication?
(a) Granta.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) The Paris Review
(d) The Atlantic.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Theo in Part III, Chapter 2, very few people are interested in what?

2. What condition does Theo have that shocks Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3?

3. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, whose death is on his conscience?

4. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, he has no guilt for what happened to whom?

5. Whose successful novel is in the window of the bookstore during the second interlude?

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