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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 types of stories does Edith's student Garrett write?

2. What surprises Erich about Maurice in Part I, Chapter 5?

3. What is the title of Maurice's novel, as Erich discovers in Part I, Chapter 8?

4. In addition to being a writer, what other goal does Maurice have?

5. Following the publication of Maurice's novel in Part I, Chapter 8, where does Erich go to live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Gore Vidal's first impressions of Maurice?

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

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

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

6. Briefly describe Erich's past as related in Part I, Chapter 1.

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

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

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

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

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using alternating perspectives. How does viewing the action through the eyes of multiple narrators affect the story? How do the various timelines affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through just one perspective?

Essay Topic 2

Appearances in the novel can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this novel? Discuss three characters and how this idea applies to each.

Essay Topic 3

To what extent is Maurice a sympathetic character? Discuss the “likeability” of Maurice’s character, using examples from the text to support your argument

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