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

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

3. To what city do Erich and Maurice travel in Part I, Chapter 5?

4. What is the name of Edith's sister's new boyfriend?

5. Where did Erich study English literature?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Maurice dash Erich's hopes in Part I, Chapter 7?

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

4. How does Dash feel about Maurice, according to his conversation with Gore Vidal?

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

6. What offer does Erich make Maurice in Part I, Chapter 2? How does Maurice respond?

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

At one point in the novel, Maurice thinks that “[t]he past had begun to grow a little muddled with age” (285). Choose a minimum of two characters and explain how the novel illustrates the fluid nature of time.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters of Oskar and Alysse and analyze the effects each has on both Erich and the plot as a whole.

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