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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr Achilles want Suzanne to have before he brings her back to his town?
(a) A child
(b) A sense of humor
(c) A good reputation
(d) A scholarship

2. What does Ganesha's friend allow Larry to use?
(a) His binoculars
(b) His bugalow
(c) His gun
(d) His jeep

3. Who knocks on Maugham door at his house on the Riviera?
(a) The FBI
(b) Sophie
(c) The police
(d) His brother

4. To whom does Elliott leave his house, his apartment, his paintings and his furniture?
(a) Mrs. Bradley
(b) Maugham
(c) Isabel and Gray
(d) Larry

5. What is Larry's story about?
(a) How he met Suzanne.
(b) How he became a writer.
(c) How he found love.
(d) How he got back to Paris.

6. How do the police connect Maugham to Sophie?
(a) They read her diary.
(b) They find a letter.
(c) She speaks his name.
(d) They find his book in her room.

7. How does Maugham celebrate the completion of the rough draft of his novel?
(a) He arranges a party.
(b) He travels to India.
(c) He sails up the coast.
(d) He goes to a party.

8. What is the name of Sophie's new lover?
(a) Mr. Jones
(b) Mr. Janus
(c) Mr. Achilles
(d) Mr. Arcade

9. Which word best describes Larry's voice?
(a) Agressive
(b) Soothing
(c) Preachy
(d) High pitched

10. What does Isabel say she sacrificed?
(a) Her mother
(b) Her life
(c) Larry
(d) Maugham

11. To what city is Larry taking a ship?
(a) San Francisco
(b) New Mexico
(c) New York
(d) London

12. Who wants to borrow Elliot's costume?
(a) Davis Love
(b) Larry Sinclair
(c) Paul Barton
(d) Jose Payno

13. During what time of year does Maugham go to the Riviera?
(a) Winter
(b) Autumn
(c) Spring
(d) Summer

14. What has Larry got enough money to do?
(a) Go home
(b) Pay for Sophie's burial
(c) Pay his rent
(d) Buy lunch

15. Who comes instead of the local bishop?
(a) The president
(b) The bishop
(c) The pope
(d) The cardinal

Short Answer Questions

1. Who iss Sophie supposed to meet the day she disappeares?

2. For what does Maugham say she sacrificed Larry?

3. Why is Toulouse good for Sophie?

4. Why does Maugham say Isabel kills Sophie?

5. Who does Maugham meet at the police station?

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