View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Toulouse good for Sophie?
(a) There are lots of bars.
(b) The air is fresh.
(c) There is easy access to opium.
(d) It is more relaxed.

2. For what does Mr. Achilles marry his previous wife?
(a) Money
(b) Security
(c) Children
(d) Citizenship

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whho does Maugham compare Larry?

3. Why does Maugham think that Elliott cannot stop going to parties?

4. What is the subject of Larry's book?

5. How do the police connect Maugham to Sophie?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Maugham criticize the church?

2. What does the Indian say is significant about the sculptures in the cave?

3. Why does Larry say he has had trouble believing in Christianity?

4. What reasons does Larry give for wanting to marry Sophie?

5. How does Suzanne become a successful artist?

6. How does Maugham obtain an invitation?

7. What does Maugham imagine about Isabel and Gray's life in Texas?

8. How does Isabel react to Sophie's disappearance?

9. How does Sophie give in to temptation?

10. Why does Isabel leave the vodka to tempt Sophie?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 892 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample