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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 surprises Erich about Maurice in Part I, Chapter 5?
2. To what city do Erich and Maurice travel in Part II, Chapter 4?
3. Whom does Maurice speak with during lunch in Part II, Chapter 4?
4. What controversial book was Oskar reading when he and Erich first met?
5. How many of Maurice's novels were rejected by publishers following the beginning of Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What happens to Erich during the panel event in Part I, Chapter 6? How did Maurice respond?
3. Who is Robert and what does he want from Edith in Part II, Chapter 2?
4. How does Dash feel about Maurice, according to his conversation with Gore Vidal?
5. What is Gore Vidal's opinion of Dash Hardy, both professionally and personally?
6. Who is Edith? What career is she undertaking in Part II, Chapter 1?
7. What act of "literary larceny" does Maurice commit in Part I, Chapter 5? How does Erich react?
8. How did the friendship between Oskar and Erich end, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 7?
9. What moves Erich to jealousy while he and Maurice are in Madrid?
10. Who is Erich Ackermann and what has happened to him at the opening of the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the abacus as a symbol in the novel. Where does Maurice encounter one, and of what does it remind him? What might the abacus represent to Maurice?
Essay Topic 2
According to Maurice, “[n]ot all monsters look like the Elephant Man, and not everyone who looks like the Elephant Man is a monster” (245). To what extent does Maurice’s outer appearance a true reflection of his inner self? To what extent does Maurice’s outer appearance allow him to behave monstrously?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Erich and Dash. How are they (and their fates) the same? How are they (and their fates) different? Why does each fall victim to Maurice?
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