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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does Maurice's father repeat on his deathbed?
(a) The stars above.
(b) The light within.
(c) Into space.
(d) God and the sun.

2. What is Ada's response to her and Maurice's talk in Chapter 28?
(a) Chapman is a good man.
(b) Maurice isn't half the man that Chapman is.
(c) I don't want to go to school.
(d) It's all over and done with.

3. What does Maurice say to Ada when she becomes engaged?
(a) He wants to send her to boarding school.
(b) He tells her that Chapman is a fraud.
(c) He says that Clive is a better man than Chapman.
(d) He apologizes for his behavior towards her.

4. What word does Maurice use to describe his relationship with Dickie?
(a) Lust.
(b) Love.
(c) Morbid.
(d) Passion.

5. In Chapter 31, what does Maurice do to the man on the train?
(a) Tells the attendant he is rude.
(b) Throws him out of the car.
(c) Punches him.
(d) Sings to him.

6. When Maurice returns home in Chapter 40, what do he and his mother do?
(a) Have tea together.
(b) Go shopping.
(c) Go to the theater.
(d) Take a walk in the garden.

7. After seeing his grandfather, what conclusion does Maurice come to?
(a) It is better to live life.
(b) Death is such a release.
(c) One should consider more important things than love.
(d) Love is only a microcosm of life.

8. What does Dr. Barry call for when Maurice goes to seek his advice?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Port.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Sherry.

9. When Alec does not make his boat, where does Maurice go to find him?
(a) The woods.
(b) His father's house.
(c) The hotel.
(d) The boathouse.

10. What is Maurice's response to the telegram in Chapter 40?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Rage.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Anger.

11. What does Maurice want to tell his grandfather but cannot?
(a) His feelings for men.
(b) His fight with Clive.
(c) His treatment of his sisters.
(d) His atheism.

12. When Clive calls Maurice, how many of Clive's friends does his fiancée say she had talked to?
(a) Eight.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Two.
(d) Only Maurice.

13. What does Maurice decide to do before dinner in Chapter 34?
(a) Talk to Clive.
(b) Leave Penge.
(c) Set up an appointment with the doctor.
(d) Speak to Scudder.

14. What is the name of the guest that shares Maurice's carriage in Chapter 36?
(a) Archibald Cox.
(b) Archie London.
(c) Archie Hickcox.
(d) Art Randolph.

15. What does Maurice give up in order to play football with the youths of the College Settlement?
(a) Church.
(b) Lunch breaks.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Golf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Alec's brother?

2. When Maurice first arrives at Penge in Chapter 34, who greets him?

3. What does Maurice tell Clive in Chapter 35?

4. Whom does Maurice notice especially in Chapter 34?

5. What is the principle belief that Maurice's grandfather holds?

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