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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. Why does Maurice choose Dr.Barry to go to first about his condition?

2. Whom does Maurice see on the day of Alec's departure?

3. What does Maurice expect will happen between him and Clive?

4. Whom does Maurice see while he is meeting Alec in London?

5. How does Maurice make amends with Kitty?

Short Essay Questions

1. During the cricket match, what happens to Maurice? What does Anne offer Maurice to help him?

2. Where do Maurice and Alec meet in London? Whom does Maurice see there?

3. When Clive calls Maurice, why is Maurice hurt? What does Maurice do in spite of these feelings?

4. Why is Maurice suspicious of Alec? What does Lasker say about the letter Alec writes?

5. How does Maurice get tickets to the opera in Chapter 32? What composer's music was being played?

6. Whom does Ada become engaged to? What does Maurice do after she becomes engaged?

7. When Maurice yells at Ada, what does he accuse her of? What does he tell Ada Clive said about her?

8. When Clive writes to Maurice after they break up, what does each letter say? What is uncharacteristic about Maurice and Clive's letters to one another during this time?

9. When Scudder leaves in the morning, what does Maurice do? What causes Maurice anxiety?

10. How does Maurice find out about Clive's engagement? Whom does he meet that very same day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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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