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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. What accident happens to Maurice at the beginning of Part III, Chapter 3?
(a) He drunkenly stumbles into traffic.
(b) He gets arrested for public drunkenness.
(c) He falls down a flight of stairs.
(d) He falls coming out of a bar.

2. According to Maurice in the second interlude, why does he become involved with Henry Rowe?
(a) Because he wanted to hear tales of his life.
(b) Because he was in love with him.
(c) Because he wanted revenge.
(d) Because he was curious.

3. In what city does Maurice live in the third and final part of the novel?
(a) Rome.
(b) Boston.
(c) Berlin.
(d) London.

4. How old is Maurice's son during the second interlude?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

5. From what novel does Maurice read when speaking to Edith's class in Part II, Chapter 3?
(a) Two Germans.
(b) Fear.
(c) The Tribesman.
(d) The Treehouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the editor who had rejected Maurice's previous novels, according to Edith in Part II, Chapter 5?

2. What letter did Edith receive in Part II, Chapter 6?

3. What happens to Maurice's appearance as a result of the accident in Part III, Chapter 3?

4. What title does Edith choose for her second novel in Part II, Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Nicholas Bray and what does he think of Maurice and Edith's work in Part II, Chapter 3?

9. What happens to Maurice at the start of Part III, Chapter 3?

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

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