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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rebecca ask Edith to do in Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) To stop talking to Robert.
(b) To babysit the boys.
(c) To testify that Robert is an unfit father.
(d) To meet Arjan for coffee.

2. What does Edith notice about her laptop in Part II, Chapter 3?
(a) It is in a different location.
(b) It is open.
(c) It is warm to the touch.
(d) It is unplugged.

3. What letter did Edith receive in Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) A letter from the head of her department.
(b) A letter from her editor.
(c) A letter from Maurice's agent.
(d) A letter from Rebecca's lawyer.

4. Why does Maurice's son get in trouble at school?
(a) He plagiarized an essay.
(b) He cut class.
(c) He bullied another student.
(d) He slapped a girl.

5. What accident happens to Maurice at the beginning of Part III, Chapter 3?
(a) He drunkenly stumbles into traffic.
(b) He falls down a flight of stairs.
(c) He falls coming out of a bar.
(d) He gets arrested for public drunkenness.

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

7. 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 a murderer.
(c) He was an important government figure.
(d) He was killed for betraying the IRA.

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

9. According to Maurice in the second interlude, from where did Henry Rowe come?
(a) Galway.
(b) Belfast.
(c) Killarney.
(d) Dublin.

10. Who takes Maurice's photo with his son at the end of the second interlude?
(a) Rufus Shawcross.
(b) Henrietta James.
(c) Garrett Colby.
(d) Nicholas Bray.

11. Why does Maurice warn his son against violence in the second interlude?
(a) Because it is not a good way to solve conflict.
(b) Because it is morally wrong.
(c) Because he might hurt someone.
(d) Because someone might sue them and take their money.

12. According to Maurice in the second interlude, what does Maurice look forward to regarding his son?
(a) The day he goes to college.
(b) The day he gets a job.
(c) The day he starts high school.
(d) The day he becomes a writer.

13. In what city does Maurice live in the third and final part of the novel?
(a) London.
(b) Boston.
(c) Rome.
(d) Berlin.

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

15. Where is Edith in Part II, Chapter 8?
(a) In a rehab facility.
(b) In hospice.
(c) In surgery.
(d) In a coma.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Maurice described in the biography Maurice reads in the second interlude?

2. What does Edith discover about herself in Part II, Chapter 7?

3. Who visits Edith in Part II, Chapter 8 and reads from her favorite novel?

4. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 2, what does he experience after reading Theo's letter?

5. At the end of Part III, Chapter 3, Maurice says that, if he could go back in time, he would be a little more friendly toward whom?

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