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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what group was Erich a member when he was a youth?
(a) Ahnenerbe.
(b) Sturmabteilung.
(c) Hitlerjugend.
(d) Bund Deutscher Osten.

2. What is the last name of Edith, Maurice's wife?
(a) Camberley.
(b) Cornell.
(c) Cutter.
(d) Covey.

3. How does the Spanish novelist help Maurice, according to Maurice in Part I, Chapter 7?
(a) He helps Maurice get an editor.
(b) He helps Maurice get a manager.
(c) He helps Maurice get an agent.
(d) He helps Maurice get a publisher.

4. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 2, when will her second novel be finished?
(a) A few months.
(b) A few years.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A few days.

5. According to Gore, what would have happened had he allowed himself to be seduced by Maurice?
(a) He would have fallen in love with Maurice.
(b) He would have hurt his friend.
(c) He would have been miserable.
(d) His life would have taken a bad turn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plan did Oskar tell Erich, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 6?

2. What is the name of Edith's sister's new boyfriend?

3. How many of Maurice's novels were rejected by publishers following the beginning of Part II?

4. What is the name of Edith's sister?

5. What controversial book was Oskar reading when he and Erich first met?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Erich witness at the beginning of Part I, Chapter 5?

2. Who is Edith? What career is she undertaking in Part II, Chapter 1?

3. How does Dash feel about Maurice, according to his conversation with Gore Vidal?

4. Who is Erich Ackermann and what has happened to him at the opening of the novel?

5. What offer does Erich make Maurice in Part I, Chapter 2? How does Maurice respond?

6. Briefly describe Erich's past as related in Part I, Chapter 1.

7. Who is Garrett Colby and how does Maurice interact with him in Part II, Chapter 1?

8. What moves Erich to jealousy while he and Maurice are in Madrid?

9. Who is Robert and what does he want from Edith in Part II, Chapter 2?

10. What happened when Erich and Oskar took a biking trip together?

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