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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Elliott say he should have never left?
(a) Chicago
(b) India
(c) Paris
(d) America

2. Who does Maugham visit at the Riviera?
(a) Larry
(b) Gray
(c) Elliott
(d) Isabel

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

4. What does he order Elliott not to do?
(a) Leave his romm
(b) Smoke
(c) Get cold
(d) Drink coffee

5. What does Elliott leave to Maugham in his will?
(a) His money
(b) His 18th-century pornographic book collection
(c) His Riveria house
(d) His Paris apartment

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

7. What does Sophie say she drinks in Isabel's apartment?
(a) Russian vodka
(b) Scottish whiskey
(c) Polish vodka
(d) London gin

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

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

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

11. In what city does Gray want to set up his business?
(a) Dallas
(b) Chicago
(c) New Mexico
(d) Houston

12. What is the name of Elliott's manservant?
(a) Joseph
(b) Jacques
(c) Jack
(d) Frederick

13. Who does Maugham meet in Toulon?
(a) Gray
(b) Sophie
(c) Suzanne
(d) Larry

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stages the best party of the season?

2. Who does Maugham meet at the police station?

3. To what city is Larry taking a ship?

4. Who leaves Maugham a note at his hotel?

5. What does Suzanne have in her mouth?

(see the answer keys)

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