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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 Maurice in the second interlude, what honor was given to The Tribesman?
(a) It was longlisted for The Prize.
(b) It was the bestselling novel of the year.
(c) It won The Prize.
(d) It was shortlisted for The Prize.

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

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

4. Maja is caught plagiarizing from what publication?
(a) The Atlantic.
(b) Granta.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) The Paris Review

5. According to Maurice in the second interlude, before meeting Henry Rowe, he had only been in trouble for what action?
(a) Plagiarism.
(b) Tardiness.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Profanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maurice warn his son against violence in the second interlude?

2. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, what did he do after Dash fell in love with him?

3. Where do Maurice and his son go after visiting the bookstore in the second interlude?

4. In Part II, Chapter 5, Edith is shocked when Maurice reports his novel will be finished in what amount of time?

5. What does Theo's father do for a living, according to his letter in Part III, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Maurice and Edith meet Leona Alwin in Part II, Chapter 3?

2. Describe Maurice's professional life during the second interlude.

3. Who is Theo Field and why does he write to Maurice? What does he tell Maurice?

4. Who is Daniel's mother? How does Maurice feel about fatherhood?

5. According to Maurice in the second interlude, how did he write The Breach and The Broken Ones?

6. Discuss Maurice's thoughts regarding Erich, as recounted to Theo in Part III, Chapter 3.

7. What information about Maurice is contained in Dash Hardy's biography? How does he feel about this description?

8. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 1, how does he spend his days?

9. What has happened to Maurice in the time since the end of the second interlude?

10. Describe Theo. According to Maurice, whom does Theo look like?

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