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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maurice's last name?

2. How did Erich react to Oskar's plan, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 6?

3. What does Erich ask the waitress to do in Part I, Chapter 5?

4. Whom does Erich see with a bottle of champagne in Part II, Chapter 4?

5. What was the name of Maurice's second published novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Garrett Colby and how does Maurice interact with him in Part II, Chapter 1?

2. What does Erich witness at the beginning of Part I, Chapter 5?

3. How did the friendship between Oskar and Erich end, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 7?

4. How does Maurice fail regarding Gore Vidal? How do the two part ways?

5. What is the status of Maurice's literary career, according to Edith in Part II, Chapter 1?

6. Who is Edith? What career is she undertaking in Part II, Chapter 1?

7. What happened on Oskar's birthday, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 6?

8. What act of "literary larceny" does Maurice commit in Part I, Chapter 5? How does Erich react?

9. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 2, what happened to Erich and Dash?

10. What is the subject of Two Germans? What happens to Erich after its publication?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maurice finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.

Essay Topic 2

Choose three characters (other than Maurice) and explain the role of writing as it pertains to their characters and the plot.

Essay Topic 3

According to Dash, “[t]here can be no discussion of morality when it comes to art” (110). Does the novel support or refute this claim? Use evidence from the novel to support your argument.

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