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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. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 2, what happened to Dash after he last saw Maurice?
(a) He was diagnosed with cancer.
(b) He fell down the stairs.
(c) He drowned.
(d) He hanged himself.

2. To what city do Erich and Maurice travel in Part I, Chapter 6?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

3. To what city do Maurice and Erich travel in Part II, Chapter 3?
(a) Florence.
(b) Rome.
(c) Milan.
(d) Venice.

4. What type of accent does Maurice have?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

5. Erich finds Maurice increasingly what in Part I, Chapter 7?
(a) Bossy and narcissistic.
(b) Arrogant and tiresome.
(c) Beautiful and serene.
(d) Enchanting and captivating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Maurice speak with during lunch in Part II, Chapter 4?

2. What did Erich give Oskar as a birthday present, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 6?

3. What did Erich tell Oskar about his drawing, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 5?

4. According to Maurice, which of Gore's novels had he planned to read on the flight to Italy?

5. Whom did Erich notice in the Savoy Hotel bar?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Gore Vidal's opinion of Dash Hardy, both professionally and personally?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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