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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. Why does Maurice's son get in trouble at school?
(a) He plagiarized an essay.
(b) He slapped a girl.
(c) He cut class.
(d) He bullied another student.

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

3. How is Maurice described in the biography Maurice reads in the second interlude?
(a) As a cheap suit.
(b) As a talentless hack.
(c) As a beautiful monster.
(d) As an emotionless talent.

4. What does Rebecca admit to Edith in Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) She has turned the children against Robert.
(b) She got Robert fired from his job.
(c) She emptied Robert's savings account.
(d) She planted child pornography on Robert's computer.

5. What is the title of Maurice's unfinished novel, abandoned when Daniel died?
(a) Alternative Tales.
(b) The Whispers of Another.
(c) Different Voices.
(d) Other People's Stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Edith's sister plan to move?

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

3. Who takes Maurice's photo with his son at the end of the second interlude?

4. According to Maurice in the second interlude, from where did Henry Rowe come?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What trouble does Daniel get into at school in the second interlude? How is the situation resolved?

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

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

8. What is suspicious about Maurice's new novel in Part II, Chapter 5?

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

10. What confrontation happens on Christmas? What makes Edith suspicious?

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