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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 (sections i-iv).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Maugham leaving for after his dinner with Elliott in Chicago?
(a) London
(b) The Far East
(c) New Zealand
(d) Australia

2. Who does Elliott tell Mrs. Bradley lives in London?
(a) Sherlock Holmes
(b) His father
(c) A top marriage councellor
(d) A top diabetic specialist

3. How long does Larry think it will take to find answers about God and the soul?
(a) Two years
(b) Twenty years
(c) Twelve years
(d) Five to ten years

4. Where does the narrator unexpectedly meet Larry?
(a) Outside his house
(b) At a party
(c) In a bar
(d) In the street

5. Henry Maturin dies of ___________.
(a) Diabetes
(b) Measles
(c) A heart attack
(d) Lung cancer

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the coaling town where Larry goes?

2. What cafe does Maugham go to in this chapter?

3. In what area of France is Lens located?

4. For what does Isabel ask the narrator to join her?

5. What two things does the author state he has changed in the book?

(see the answer key)

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