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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Maurice and his son go after visiting the bookstore in the second interlude?
(a) To the office.
(b) To the fair.
(c) To the movies.
(d) To the park.

2. What does Theo's father do for a living, according to his letter in Part III, Chapter 1?
(a) He is a writer.
(b) He is an agent.
(c) He is an editor.
(d) He is a publisher.

3. 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 gets arrested for public drunkenness.
(d) He falls coming out of a bar.

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

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

6. According to Maurice in the second interlude, he likely has a heart of what?
(a) Pain.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Stone.
(d) Gold.

7. How old is Maurice's son during the second interlude?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

8. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 7, what does she have to corroborate her story?
(a) Months of social media posts.
(b) Months of photographs.
(c) Months of receipts.
(d) Months of notebooks.

9. As Maurice speaks to the principal in the second interlude, what object catches his attention?
(a) A silver frame.
(b) An abacus.
(c) An antique clock.
(d) A ruler.

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

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

12. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, how did Daniel die?
(a) A bad asthma attack.
(b) A car accident.
(c) Falling down the stairs.
(d) Pneumonia.

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

14. What condition does Maurice's son suffer from?
(a) Croup.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) COPD.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 2, what has grown muddled with age?

2. On which student does Edith develop a crush?

3. What is Arjan's profession?

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

5. What is the name of the editor who had rejected Maurice's previous novels, according to Edith in Part II, Chapter 5?

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