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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 iss Sophie supposed to meet the day she disappeares?
(a) Larry
(b) Gray
(c) Isabel
(d) Elliott

2. Where does Larry go when he leaves the village?
(a) England
(b) Spain
(c) Portugual
(d) Morroco

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

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

5. How many days after Isabel's meeting with Maugham does she invite Larry and Sophie for lunch?
(a) Four days
(b) Three days
(c) Six days
(d) Two days

Short Answer Questions

1. In her note, what does Isabel say has happened?

2. During what time of year does Maugham go to the Riviera?

3. What does Mr Achilles want Suzanne to have before he brings her back to his town?

4. What does he order Elliott not to do?

5. For what does Maugham apologize to the reader?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the reader know that Isabel is still in love with Larry?

3. In what ways does the story end happily?

4. Do you think there is anything suspicious about the incident with the vodka?

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

6. What is Isabel's terrible news?

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

8. In what way does Sophie embody the book's theme of good and evil?

9. What is the story of Sophie's disappearance?

10. How does Suzanne become a successful artist?

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