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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. To what city do Erich and Maurice travel in Part I, Chapter 6?

2. What types of stories does Edith's student Garrett write?

3. What is the last name of Edith, Maurice's wife?

4. To what city do Maurice and Erich travel in Part II, Chapter 3?

5. What did Erich tell Oskar about his drawing, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Erich, who were Mischlings? How was Erich personally defined by the term, as explained in Part I, Chapter 2?

3. What happens to Erich during the panel event in Part I, Chapter 6? How did Maurice respond?

4. What signs show the changing nature of Erich and Maurice's relationship in Part I, Chapter 6?

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

6. What sketch did Oskar show Erich, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 5? What did Erich say about it? What did Erich think about it?

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

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

9. How does Erich meet Maurice, and what are his initial impressions of the young man?

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

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 2

Discuss Maurice’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is he a good person? In what ways is he a bad person? In what ways is he artistic? In what ways does he lack artistry?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the quest for fame and glory as evidenced by three characters in the novel. How does the quest for fame and glory impact the nature of art?

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