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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. Who takes Maurice's photo with his son at the end of the second interlude?
2. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, whose death is on his conscience?
3. What is the name of Edith's agent, according to Edith in Part II, Chapter 8?
4. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 2, what does he experience after reading Theo's letter?
5. According to Maurice in the second interlude, what does Maurice look forward to regarding his son?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Nicholas Bray and what does he think of Maurice and Edith's work in Part II, Chapter 3?
2. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 1, how does he spend his days?
3. What trouble does Daniel get into at school in the second interlude? How is the situation resolved?
4. Who is Theo Field and why does he write to Maurice? What does he tell Maurice?
5. What happens to Edith at the end of Part II, Chapter 7?
6. What happens when Maurice and Edith meet Leona Alwin in Part II, Chapter 3?
7. What happens to Maurice at the start of Part III, Chapter 3?
8. What confrontation happens on Christmas? What makes Edith suspicious?
9. Discuss several pieces of news Edith learns in Part II, Chapter 7.
10. Explain how the present and past become muddled for Maurice in the first three chapters of Part III.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, A Ladder to the Sky. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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