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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area of France is Lens located?
(a) Western France
(b) Northern France
(c) Eastern France
(d) Southern France

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

3. How many years is it until Maugham sees Larry and Isabel again?
(a) Nine years
(b) Five years
(c) Ten years
(d) Eight years

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

5. Why does Maugham state it is difficult to write about people from another country?
(a) A foreigner can never understand them.
(b) They cannot speak English.
(c) A foreigner always compares it to his own country.
(d) They rarely give accurate information.

6. Which is the only main character that Maugham says he still sees frequently?
(a) Larry
(b) Elliott
(c) Sophie
(d) Mrs. Bradley

7. Which character identifies the narrator as Maugham?
(a) Elliott
(b) Larry
(c) Isabel
(d) Mrs. Bradley

8. What are the names of Isabella's two children?
(a) John and Joan
(b) Timmy and Jack
(c) Joan and Priscilla
(d) Larry and Henry

9. In what city does the narrator meet Elliott?
(a) Chicago
(b) New York
(c) London
(d) Paris

10. What is Suzanne suffering from when she meets Larry for the first time?
(a) Consumption
(b) Measles
(c) Typhoid
(d) Flu

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

12. In which city does Elliott usually reside?
(a) New York
(b) Prague
(c) Paris
(d) London

13. Which of the characters gives Elliott investment advice?
(a) Gray Maturin
(b) Henry Maturin
(c) Mrs. Bradley
(d) Larry

14. From which country does Kosti come?
(a) Slovenia
(b) Poland
(c) Ukraine
(d) Czechoslovakia

15. Who sends Sophie to Paris?
(a) Her in-laws
(b) Her parents
(c) Her ucle
(d) Her brother

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom does Suzanne move to Paris?

3. About shat does Larry say he is trying to find answers?

4. What does Sophie turn to after her husband dies?

5. Gray Maturin id the son of _____________.

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