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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. At the end of Chapter 6, what does Maurice hope?

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

3. In Chapter 9, when Durham firsts visits Maurice, what happens?

4. What happens during dinner at the Halls' house in Chapter 20?

5. What does Maurice refuse to do which warrants him a further punishment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Clive go after visiting the Halls in Chapter 25? What plans are canceled because of this?

2. During a lunch with the Dean, whom does Maurice meet? What does he like about this person?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How old is Maurice when Mr. Ducie talks to him on the beach? What is Maurice's reaction to Mr. Ducie's talk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Maurice summons up the courage to see Dr. Barry about his problems, he leaves feeling let down but hopeful. Discuss Maurice's interaction with Dr. Barry about his sexuality, explaining the actions of both characters and the results of these actions.

Essay Topic 2

Chapter 12 breaks form with the rest of the novel. Explain this change in form discussing what it accomplishes in the novel. Why do you think Forster wrote it this way? Can you think of another way he could have revealed the same information?

Essay Topic 3

Think about Maurice's upbringing in the preparatory school up until college. Write an essay about the timetable of Maurice's awareness of his own sexuality, discussing how his school affects his feelings about this.

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