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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Who is Larry due to marry?
(a) Mrs. Bradley
(b) Suzanne
(c) Isabel
(d) Sophie

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maugham celebrate the completion of the rough draft of his novel?

2. Of what nationality is Edna?

3. What does Maugham do while Isabel cries?

4. Who leaves Maugham a note at his hotel?

5. How do the police connect Maugham to Sophie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Isabel's terrible news?

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

3. Why is Elliott so upset at not being invited to Edna's party?

4. Describe the cafe in which Maugham and Larry drink?

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

6. How does Suzanne become a successful artist?

7. What does Larry learn about evil in India?

8. In what way does Maugham criticize the church?

9. What does Elliott say in answer to Edna's invitation?

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

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