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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 condition does Theo have that shocks Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3?

2. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, whose death is on his conscience?

3. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 1, Theo's letter is a way back to what?

4. On which student does Edith develop a crush?

5. In what year does the second interlude take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Nicholas Bray and what does he think of Maurice and Edith's work in Part II, Chapter 3?

3. What happens when Maurice and Edith meet Leona Alwin in Part II, Chapter 3?

4. How does Maurice respond to Theo's letter in Part III, Chapter 1? Why?

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

6. Explain how the present and past become muddled for Maurice in the first three chapters of Part III.

7. Describe Theo. According to Maurice, whom does Theo look like?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Maurice, “[n]ot all monsters look like the Elephant Man, and not everyone who looks like the Elephant Man is a monster” (245). To what extent does Maurice’s outer appearance a true reflection of his inner self? To what extent does Maurice’s outer appearance allow him to behave monstrously?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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