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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first sentence of Chapter 11?
(a) "After this crisis Maurice became a man".
(b) "From this crisis Maurice became stronger".
(c) "Removed from this crisis, Maurice became cynical".
(d) "After this crisis Maurice never recovered".

2. What happens to Maurice as a result of his impertinence?
(a) His mother takes him out of college.
(b) He is suspended from school.
(c) Clive breaks up with him.
(d) He flunks his classes.

3. When Maurice goes home for Easter vacation, what does he tell his mother?
(a) He is not going to go back to college.
(b) He is not going to work in his father's firm.
(c) He no longer goes to church.
(d) He is in love with Durham.

4. What is Durham's response when Maurice tells him he loves him?
(a) He laughs and leaves the room.
(b) He hits Maurice.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He goes into Maurice's arms.

5. Where does Maurice's mother live?
(a) Near London.
(b) In downtown London.
(c) Near the shore.
(d) Northern England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Clive and Maurice spend their nights doing?

2. When the novel begins, how old is Maurice?

3. Who is Dr. Barry?

4. Where does Maurice go to college?

5. What intimate thing does Maurice do to Durham?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clive's mother question Maurice about? How does this affect Maurice?

2. In the beginning of the novel, what is Maurice's class doing? Why does Mr. Ducie want to speak with Maurice?

3. What is Maurice's reaction to Clive breaking up with him? What is the consequence of their argument?

4. Where does Maurice go to college? What does he discover about it? How does he feel about this?

5. Why does Clive make sure Maurice has a tiny room? What do they spend their nights doing?

6. As Mr. Ducie and Maurice walk away from the beach, what does Mr. Ducie say? What does Maurice think of Mr. Ducie for an instant?

7. Over Easter Vacation, whom does Maurice date? Why does their relationship end?

8. When Mr. Ducie talks to Maurice in Chapter 1, what does he talk about? What does he do to help illustrate his point?

9. How old is Maurice when he graduates from high school? What does Dr. Barry talk to him about on his graduation day?

10. What happens when Maurice and Clive decide to spend the day together? What is the consequence of this action?

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