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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 night does Maurice spend at Clive's each week?

2. When Clive and Maurice meet for lunch, what is their reaction?

3. What is Sunnington?

4. Whom does Clive's mother have in mind as a wife for Clive?

5. Who is the author of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Clive collapses at the Halls', what does Maurice do unexpectedly? How does he explain this to his mother?

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

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

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

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

8. What advice does Dr. Barry give Maurice? What does Dr. Barry get angry about?

9. When Clive comes back from Greece, where does he go first? Who is the first person he sees there?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Near the end of the novel, Mr. Borenius makes a rather long speech to Maurice about sexuality. What is the significance of this speech to both Maurice and the novel as a whole?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

When Maurice visits Clive and his new wife Anne, he acts differently. Examine Maurice's behavior during this period, and the reasons behind it. Make sure to include at least three examples of his changed behavior.

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