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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 advice does Dr. Barry give Maurice?

2. What is the name of the Durham family home?

3. What does Clive do with Maurice's letter in Chapter 23?

4. What does Mr. Ducie talk with Maurice about?

5. What does Maurice insist on doing for Clive when he falls ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Clive goes to Greece, what does he write to Maurice? What is Maurice's reaction to this letter?

2. What do Durham and Maurice debate about? What is the result of this debate?

3. Where does Maurice first go looking for Risley? Why doesn't Maurice want to go to Risley's room?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Durham tell Maurice about his Christmas vacation? What shocks Maurice about Durham at first?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lasker is one of the few people that Maurice talks with openly about his homosexuality. Explain the important perspective that Lasker provides in the novel, and give at least 3 ways his character affects Maurice in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

When Maurice learns of Clive's engagement, it comes as a great shock to him. Examine the reasons behind Maurice's response to Clive and his fiancée, including their conversation on the telephone.

Essay Topic 3

Clive undergoes a dramatic change in part II. Explore Clive's change, including the influences on his change and behaviors during and after his change. Make sure to provide at least 3 examples of Clive's change in sexuality.

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