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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 does Lasker prescribe Maurice in Chapter 42?
2. When Clive arrives in Chapter 39, what does everyone have him do?
3. Whom does Clive become engaged to?
4. Where are Scudder and Maurice supposed to meet in London?
5. What does Maurice learn about Tchaikovsky in Chapter 32?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Alec's letter to Maurice say in Chapter 42? How does Maurice respond to this letter?
2. When Maurice yells at Ada, what does he accuse her of? What does he tell Ada Clive said about her?
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 excuse does Maurice give for leaving Penge in Chapter 40? What do Anne and Clive think is the real reason?
5. When Clive calls Maurice, why is Maurice hurt? What does Maurice do in spite of these feelings?
6. What does Maurice try to tell his grandfather but cannot? What does Maurice realize about life from his grandfather?
7. When Maurice returns home from Penge, what does his mother want him to do? What does he receive during this time?
8. Why is Maurice suspicious of Alec? What does Lasker say about the letter Alec writes?
9. When Maurice talks to the first doctor about his homosexuality, what does the doctor say? How does Maurice feel after seeing him?
10. On the day of Alec's scheduled departure, whom does Maurice see at the dock? Why is he afraid?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Much is learned about the character of Maurice in part II, as Clive distances himself from Maurice. Discuss the desperation Maurice shows while Clive undergoes his change in sexuality, providing at least 3 examples.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Clive and Maurice come from very different backgrounds. Compare these two backgrounds, and explain how this affects their relationship together. Provide at least 2 examples in your argument.
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