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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. Where does Scudder want to meet Maurice?
2. Whom does Maurice notice especially in Chapter 34?
3. What happens when Maurice returns to his room in Chapter 39?
4. Whom does Maurice see on the day of Alec's departure?
5. What does the telegram Scudder sends to Maurice in Chapter 40 say?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of doctor does Risley tell Maurice about at the opera? Who has this doctor cured?
2. What does Maurice try to tell his grandfather but cannot? What does Maurice realize about life from his grandfather?
3. What engagement does Maurice break off in order to spend the night with Alec? What does he try to convince Alec to do the next day?
4. What information does Risley give Maurice about a famous composer? How does this information make Maurice feel?
5. When Maurice talks to the first doctor about his homosexuality, what does the doctor say? How does Maurice feel after seeing him?
6. When Maurice yells at Ada, what does he accuse her of? What does he tell Ada Clive said about her?
7. After Maurice sees Lasker for the last time, what does he decide about himself? How does he reconcile this?
8. How does Maurice get tickets to the opera in Chapter 32? What composer's music was being played?
9. What new thing did Maurice's grandfather invent? What is at the stem of this belief?
10. What excuse does Maurice give for leaving Penge in Chapter 40? What do Anne and Clive think is the real reason?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Think about the character of Risley including how he appears at certain times in Maurice's life. Discuss the influence Risley's character has on Maurice, and what his presence might represent in the novel.
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
Chapter 39 and 40 follow Maurice during a very stressful time. Explore the building stress for Maurice, the reasons behind it, including how Maurice responds to this stress. Be sure to include at least 3 examples.
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