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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Isabel do instead of telling Larry she is having his baby?
(a) Tells him she loves him
(b) Kisses him goodnight
(c) Cries
(d) Gives him some money

2. What is Patty's role in the war?
(a) A private
(b) A machine gunner
(c) A mechanic
(d) A pilot

3. What cafe does Maugham go to in this chapter?
(a) Cafe Le Sin
(b) Cafe Gourmet
(c) Cafe Du Dome
(d) Cafe Paris

4. What does Larry find out that Kosti has studied?
(a) Philosophy
(b) Film Art
(c) Psychology
(d) Communications

5. What does Larry say Sophie used to do when she was younger?
(a) Write short stories
(b) Play golf
(c) Skip school
(d) Read and write poetry

6. What is the name of the man Sophie marries?
(a) Bob
(b) Fred
(c) Jack
(d) Jim

7. Why does Elliott arrange for Larry to sit next to the Parisian woman?
(a) To set up an affair
(b) To make Isabel jealous
(c) To get rid of her
(d) To conduct business

8. Which character does Sophie sit next to at a dinner party twelve years before?
(a) Gray
(b) Larry
(c) Eliott
(d) Maugham

9. For how long does Larry want to go to Paris?
(a) Two years
(b) Six months
(c) One year
(d) Four years

10. How are Sophie's husband and daughter killed?
(a) In a car accident
(b) They were murdered
(c) Joint suicide
(d) Illness

11. In which city are Isabel and her family living?
(a) Paris
(b) New York
(c) Chicago
(d) London

12. What kind of book is Larry reading in this chapter?
(a) Psychology book
(b) A sports book
(c) A travel guide
(d) A novel

13. From where does Larry get the $3,000?
(a) The army
(b) His parents
(c) The government
(d) His guardian

14. How many years has it been since Maugham last saw Isabel?
(a) Three years
(b) Five years
(c) Ten years
(d) Fifteen years

15. Wjat does Kosti cheat at in this chapter?
(a) Cards
(b) Backgammon
(c) Scrabble
(d) Chess

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Maugham say the stock market crashes?

2. What does the author admit is part of his problem in writing the novel?

3. Why does Maugham state it is difficult to write about people from another country?

4. From which country does Kosti come?

5. What does Isabel presume Larry still is?

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