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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. In Chapter 42, whom does Alec say he has spoken to in his letter?

2. What does Maurice yell at Ada for after his fight with Clive?

3. After Maurice sees the hypnotist, where does he return to?

4. When Maurice first arrives at Penge in Chapter 34, who greets him?

5. What does Anne offer to give Maurice when he feels ill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When Alec does not get onto the boat, where does Maurice go to find him? What does Alec assume about Maurice when he sees him?

5. 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?

6. Whom does Maurice go to first to try to cure his homosexuality? Why does he go to this person?

7. What excuse does Maurice give for leaving Penge in Chapter 40? What do Anne and Clive think is the real reason?

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

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

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

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

When Maurice and Durham become friends, they test boundaries with one another, both mentally and physically. Discuss the physical relationship between Durham and Maurice, examining what each act means in the evolution of their relationship.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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