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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 entitlement.
(c) A sense of excitement.
(d) A sense of fear.

2. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, what did he do after Dash fell in love with him?
(a) He mocked him.
(b) He stopped speaking to him.
(c) He returned his love.
(d) He denied him everything.

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

4. What does Edith notice about her laptop in Part II, Chapter 3?
(a) It is in a different location.
(b) It is warm to the touch.
(c) It is unplugged.
(d) It is open.

5. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, he has no guilt for what happened to whom?
(a) Dash.
(b) Edith.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Erich.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shows up unannounced at Christmas?

2. What is Arjan's profession?

3. What accident happens to Maurice at the beginning of Part III, Chapter 3?

4. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, how old was Daniel when he died?

5. Whose successful novel is in the window of the bookstore during the second interlude?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprising news does Maurice have in Part II, Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. According to Maurice in the second interlude, what happened with Henry Rowe when he was a teenager?

9. Discuss several pieces of news Edith learns in Part II, Chapter 7.

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

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