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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elliott miss while he is bedridden?
(a) Opium
(b) Eating out
(c) His family
(d) Parties

2. Who does Maugham meet at the play?
(a) Isabel
(b) Sophie
(c) Gray
(d) Larry

3. What is Hakim's?
(a) A disco
(b) An opium parlor
(c) A brothel
(d) A cafe

4. How does Sophie get to Toulouse?
(a) By train
(b) Bus
(c) Hitchhiking
(d) Hire car

5. What is the name of Elliott's costume?
(a) A Prince de Lauria
(b) A Count de Lauria
(c) A Lord de Lauria
(d) A Duke de Lauria

6. Who does Maugham call when it becomes clear that Elliott is near to death?
(a) The doctor
(b) His sister
(c) The local bishop
(d) The local priest

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

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

9. To whho does Maugham compare Larry?
(a) Knut Hamsun
(b) Gandhi
(c) Jesus Christ
(d) Elliott

10. What is Suzanne's surname?
(a) Sarandon
(b) Rovier
(c) Loom
(d) Maugham

11. For what does Maugham apologize to the reader?
(a) His poor writing style
(b) The novel's seriousness
(c) The melodrama
(d) Not having a happy ending

12. Where have the police found Sophie's body?
(a) In the lake
(b) In the harbor
(c) In the bar toilets
(d) In a factory

13. What play does Maugham go to see in this chapter?
(a) Death of a Salesman
(b) Berenice
(c) The Caretaker
(d) Faust

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

15. Who does Maugham meet at the police station?
(a) Suzanne
(b) Larry
(c) Isabel
(d) Gray

Short Answer Questions

1. What city in Spain does Larry visit?

2. What is the name of Elliott's manservant?

3. What does Maugham think that Sophie is going through?

4. Where does Larry stay during the spring?

5. What does Ganesha's friend allow Larry to use?

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