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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 is the name of the editor who had rejected Maurice's previous novels, according to Edith in Part II, Chapter 5?

2. What strikes Maurice upon meeting Theo in Part III, Chapter 2?

3. As Maurice speaks to the principal in the second interlude, what object catches his attention?

4. In Part II, Chapter 5, Edith is shocked when Maurice reports his novel will be finished in what amount of time?

5. What happens to Edith at the end of Part II, Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Discuss several pieces of news Edith learns in Part II, Chapter 7.

5. Discuss Maurice's thoughts regarding Dash, as recounted to Theo in Part III, Chapter 3.

6. What happens to Maurice at the start of Part III, Chapter 3?

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

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

9. What happens to Edith at the end of Part II, Chapter 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During their conversation in the first interlude, Gore warns Maurice that “[w]hen the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers” (125). How does the rest of the novel support or refute this claim?

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

Maurice finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.

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