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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 babysit the boys.
(b) To testify that Robert is an unfit father.
(c) To meet Arjan for coffee.
(d) To stop talking to Robert.

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

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

4. What does Edith discover about herself in Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) She is pregnant again.
(b) She has cancer.
(c) Her novel is not good.
(d) She is meant to be a teacher.

5. What happens to Edith at the end of Part II, Chapter 8?
(a) She divorces Maurice.
(b) Her life support is removed.
(c) She is taken into surgery.
(d) She wakes up.

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

7. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 2, what has grown muddled with age?
(a) His eyesight.
(b) His hearing.
(c) His muscles.
(d) The past.

8. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 2, which of Maurice's novels is essentially his?
(a) Two Germans.
(b) The Treehouse.
(c) The Tribesman.
(d) The Breach.

9. What happens to Maurice's appearance as a result of the accident in Part III, Chapter 3?
(a) He breaks his nose.
(b) His cheek is bruised purple.
(c) His lip swells.
(d) He loses a tooth.

10. According to Theo in Part III, Chapter 1, what is an underrated classic?
(a) The Broken Ones.
(b) The Tribesman.
(c) The Treehouse.
(d) Two Germans.

11. According to Theo, he does not have the brain capable of what?
(a) Thinking up a plot.
(b) Making a movie.
(c) Analyzing poetry.
(d) Writing a thesis.

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

13. What title does Edith choose for her second novel in Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) The Clansmen.
(b) The Family Knit.
(c) The Dynasty.
(d) The Tribesman.

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

15. What is the name of Edith's agent, according to Edith in Part II, Chapter 8?
(a) Adele.
(b) Allie.
(c) Amber.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition does Maurice's son suffer from?

2. Who takes Maurice's photo with his son at the end of the second interlude?

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

4. As Maurice speaks to the principal in the second interlude, what object catches his attention?

5. What is the name of the literary magazine started by Maurice?

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