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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 in the second interlude, what does Maurice look forward to regarding his son?

2. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 2, which of Maurice's novels is essentially his?

3. What does Theo's father do for a living, according to his letter in Part III, Chapter 1?

4. According to Maurice in the second interlude, what is the name given to the room where the rejected stories are stored?

5. Which author is angry with Maurice in the second interlude?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Maurice in the time since the end of the second interlude?

2. What information about Maurice is contained in Dash Hardy's biography? How does he feel about this description?

3. What is suspicious about Maurice's new novel in Part II, Chapter 5?

4. What surprising news does Maurice have in Part II, Chapter 6?

5. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 1, how does he spend his days?

6. Who is Henrietta James and why is she angry at Maurice in the second interlude?

7. What demand does Rebecca make of Edith in Part II, Chapter 6? Why? How does Edith respond?

8. What confrontation happens on Christmas? What makes Edith suspicious?

9. Who is Theo Field and why does he write to Maurice? What does he tell Maurice?

10. Who is Daniel's mother? How does Maurice feel about fatherhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

According to Dash, “[t]here can be no discussion of morality when it comes to art” (110). Does the novel support or refute this claim? Use evidence from the novel to support your argument.

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