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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 Part III, Chapter 2, what does he experience after reading Theo's letter?
(a) A sense of curiosity.
(b) A sense of fear.
(c) A sense of entitlement.
(d) A sense of excitement.

2. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, whose death is on his conscience?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Dash.
(c) Edith.
(d) Erich.

3. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, how old was Daniel when he died?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

4. Why does Maurice warn his son against violence in the second interlude?
(a) Because someone might sue them and take their money.
(b) Because it is morally wrong.
(c) Because it is not a good way to solve conflict.
(d) Because he might hurt someone.

5. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 2, which of Maurice's novels is essentially his?
(a) The Treehouse.
(b) Two Germans.
(c) The Tribesman.
(d) The Breach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Maurice's unfinished novel, abandoned when Daniel died?

2. How is Maurice described in the biography Maurice reads in the second interlude?

3. What condition does Theo have that shocks Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3?

4. How old is Maurice's son during the second interlude?

5. What does Edith discover about herself in Part II, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is bad about violence and theft, according to Maurice in the second interlude?

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

4. What happens to Edith at the end of Part II, Chapter 7?

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

6. What happens to Edith at the end of Part II?

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

8. Explain how the present and past become muddled for Maurice in the first three chapters of Part III.

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

10. How does Maurice respond to Theo's letter in Part III, Chapter 1? Why?

(see the answer keys)

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