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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. What is the title of Maurice's novel, as Erich discovers in Part I, Chapter 8?
(a) Two Germans.
(b) Erich and Oskar.
(c) A Fool in Love.
(d) The Triangle.

2. To what city do Erich and Maurice travel in Part II, Chapter 4?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Cordoba.
(d) Seville.

3. How does Dash behave upon introducing Maurice to Gore?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Jubilant.
(c) Possessive.
(d) Sad.

4. What did Oskar tell Erich he aspired to be?
(a) An actor.
(b) A poet.
(c) An artist.
(d) A pianist.

5. What does Erich watch at the end of Part I?
(a) The Exxon Valdez oil spill.
(b) The fall of the Berlin Wall.
(c) The rally in Tiananmen Square.
(d) The World Series.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Erich react to Oskar's plan, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 6?

2. Where did Erich study English literature?

3. What class is Edith teaching?

4. Whose grave does Maurice visit in Part I, Chapter 5?

5. What is the name of Gore Vidal's villa?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Maurice aspire to be? What obstacle does he face regarding his dream, and what advice does Erich offer him in Part I, Chapter 2?

3. How does Maurice dash Erich's hopes in Part I, Chapter 7?

4. What is the status of Maurice's literary career, according to Edith in Part II, Chapter 1?

5. What happens to Erich during the panel event in Part I, Chapter 6? How did Maurice respond?

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

7. What is the subject of Two Germans? What happens to Erich after its publication?

8. What sketch did Oskar show Erich, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 5? What did Erich say about it? What did Erich think about it?

9. According to Erich, who were Mischlings? How was Erich personally defined by the term, as explained in Part I, Chapter 2?

10. What happened on Oskar's birthday, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 6?

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