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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 do Clive and Maurice do when the motorbike breaks down?
(a) Walk back to campus.
(b) Eat lunch.
(c) Call for help.
(d) Go swimming.

2. What is Maurice's reaction to Durham after he reads the Symposium?
(a) He falls into Durham's arms.
(b) He is harsh and says men don't feel that way.
(c) He is angry at Durham for getting engaged.
(d) He is angry at Durham for having such a position.

3. What happens between Clive and Maurice's family in Chapter 19?
(a) They reluctantly decide to meet.
(b) They become friends.
(c) They start to hate one another.
(d) They have a fight.

4. After Maurice tells Durham he read the Symposium, what does Durham do?
(a) Says that he is engaged to a girl back home.
(b) Has a lively debate with Maurice about the piece.
(c) Tells Maurice he loves him.
(d) Leaves Maurice alone.

5. Whom does Clive ask to go for a walk with in Chapter 25?
(a) Ada.
(b) Mrs. Hall.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Maurice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Clive's relapse last?

2. What is the name of the preparatory schoolmaster?

3. What does Clive become ill with after his bar exams?

4. Who is Dr. Barry?

5. Whom does Maurice ignore when he is with Clive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the name of Clive's family home? How is Clive's family different from Maurice's?

2. Who does Clive want to be alone with when he visits the Halls in Chapter 25? Why does he want this?

3. What is revealed about Clive in Chapter 12? How does this affect his feelings for Maurice?

4. Where do Clive and Maurice go after Cambridge? What night of the week does Maurice spend at Clive's apartment?

5. 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?

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

7. When does Clive fall out of love with Maurice? How does he react to Maurice after this?

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

9. What does the Dean ask Maurice to do? Why does he refuse? What is the consequence of this action?

10. What is different about the format of Chapter 12? What does this show?

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