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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Isabel plant the vodka?
(a) She wants to marry Larry.
(b) She is interested in what Sophie would do.
(c) Sophie criticizes her
(d) She would have made Larry miserable.

2. How many weeks later does Maugham meet Elliott in London?
(a) Three weeks
(b) Two weeks
(c) One week
(d) Four weeks

3. What kind of business does Gray want to start?
(a) A bomb factory
(b) A silver mine
(c) A cleaning business
(d) An oil business

4. What is the name of Ganesha's compound?
(a) Ashrama
(b) Absolution
(c) Lama
(d) Peace

5. Why does Maugham say Isabel kills Sophie?
(a) She plantsthe vodka.
(b) She is seen at the harbor.
(c) He wants to frighten her.
(d) She has a motive.

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

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

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

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

10. What is the subject of Larry's book?
(a) Successful men
(b) India
(c) The Absolute
(d) Love

11. How many years have Gray and Isabel spent in Paris?
(a) Eight years
(b) Six years
(c) Four years
(d) Three years

12. What does Maugham do while Isabel cries?
(a) Reads
(b) Hugs her
(c) Goes into the garden
(d) Sleeps

13. What does Maugham realize when he looks back at the book?
(a) He made himself look bad.
(b) He liked everyone.
(c) There is a happy ending.
(d) His characters were inconsistent.

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

15. What does Elliott say the U.S is becoming?
(a) Middle class
(b) Europe
(c) A communist state
(d) Blue collar

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Elliott say he should have never left?

2. What does Elliott miss while he is bedridden?

3. What does Isabel say she sacrificed?

4. Why does Larry visit Seville?

5. What is Larry's story about?

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