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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, from where did Henry Rowe come?
(a) Galway.
(b) Killarney.
(c) Belfast.
(d) Dublin.

2. According to Theo in Part III, Chapter 1, what is an underrated classic?
(a) The Broken Ones.
(b) The Tribesman.
(c) The Treehouse.
(d) Two Germans.

3. According to Maurice in the second interlude, he likely has a heart of what?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Stone.
(c) Gold.
(d) Pain.

4. Who visits Edith in Part II, Chapter 8 and reads from her favorite novel?
(a) Rufus.
(b) Maja.
(c) Garrett.
(d) Nicholas.

5. What is the name of Maurice's fourth published novel?
(a) The Rift.
(b) The Rupture.
(c) The Breach.
(d) The Schism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Edith's agent, according to Edith in Part II, Chapter 8?

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

3. What does Edith notice about her laptop in Part II, Chapter 3?

4. According to Theo in Part III, Chapter 2, very few people are interested in what?

5. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 2, which of Maurice's novels is essentially his?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What demand does Rebecca make of Edith in Part II, Chapter 6? Why? How does Edith respond?

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Henrietta James and why is she angry at Maurice in the second interlude?

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

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

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

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