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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. How long does Clive's relapse last?

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

3. What does Maurice tell Durham he believes about in religion?

4. Finish this line from Chapter 12: "But _____ meant so much to him he forgot that they were a bewilderment to others."

5. When Maurice returns to campus, who calls him down to talk?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Durham consider a hypocrisy? What does he tell Maurice to read over vacation?

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

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

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

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

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

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 Clive hears about Maurice's relationship at the end of the novel, he is shocked. What is Clive's reaction to the news, and what are the reasons behind his reaction?

Essay Topic 2

Maurice's grandfather is a strong influence on Maurice. Discuss what Maurice learns from his grandfather, and how Maurice applies these newly learned things.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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