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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. Why does Erich finish the tale of Oskar in Part I, Chapter 7?
(a) He believes Maurice will leave if he doesn't.
(b) He wants to make Maurice love him.
(c) He feels he has no choice.
(d) He thinks it will balance the scales of justice.

2. According to Maurice in Part I, Chapter 8, what was Erich as a youth?
(a) A lovesick dupe.
(b) A fool in love.
(c) A Nazi sympathizer.
(d) A cold-blooded murderer.

3. What did Erich tell Oskar about his drawing, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) He told Oskar it was experimental and remarkable.
(b) He told Oskar it was visionary and inspired.
(c) He told Oskar it was unoriginal and pornographic.
(d) He told Oskar it was unsettling and alarming.

4. What controversial book was Oskar reading when he and Erich first met?
(a) Tristan.
(b) Death in Venice.
(c) The Magic Mountain.
(d) Buddenbrooks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Erich is delivering a lecture on what subject when a reporter interrupts his class?

2. What is the title of Maurice's novel, as Erich discovers in Part I, Chapter 8?

3. Erich's most recent novel won which prestigious award?

4. What is the last name of Erich's old friend, Oskar?

5. What does Erich see as Maurice autographs his novel in Part I, Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What act of "literary larceny" does Maurice commit in Part I, Chapter 5? How does Erich react?

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

4. What is Gore Vidal's first impressions of Maurice?

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

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

7. How does Erich meet Maurice, and what are his initial impressions of the young man?

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

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

10. What signs show the changing nature of Erich and Maurice's relationship in Part I, Chapter 6?

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