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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. According to Maurice, which of Gore's novels had he planned to read on the flight to Italy?

2. How does Gore feel about Maurice when the two meet?

3. What is the name of Edith's first novel?

4. Erich is delivering a lecture on what subject when a reporter interrupts his class?

5. What controversial book was Oskar reading when he and Erich first met?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Erich meet Oskar Gött?

2. Who is Erich Ackermann and what has happened to him at the opening of the novel?

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

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

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

6. What happened when Erich and Oskar took a biking trip together?

7. What does Maurice aspire to be? What obstacle does he face regarding his dream, and what advice does Erich offer him in Part I, Chapter 2?

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

9. What moves Erich to jealousy while he and Maurice are in Madrid?

10. What is Gore Vidal's opinion of Dash Hardy, both professionally and personally?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The second interlude is titled “The Threatened Animal.” Discuss how this title applies to the characters present in the second interlude and how the title reflects the novel’s plot and conflicts.

Essay Topic 2

Morality (or the lack thereof) plays a big role in the lives of the main characters. Discuss three characters who act according to their own internal sense of morality. Are their actions moral in the eyes of the majority? What are the consequences of their moral (or not-so-moral) behavior?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the Maurice and Theo. How are they similar, and how are they different?

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