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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the stock market crash does this chapter begin?

2. What does Larry say Sophie used to do when she was younger?

3. How long does Larry think it will take to find answers about God and the soul?

4. Where does the narrator unexpectedly meet Larry?

5. What does Maugham say he does not trust?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Maugham's opinion of Larry?

2. How is Larry when he meets Isabel and Gray in Chapter 7?

3. Describe the point of view Maugham uses.

4. Describe Larry and Isobel's meeting in Chapter 3.

5. How do things change for Elliott in Chapter 6?

6. Describe Suzanne's time with Larry in the country.

7. What does Maugham say about a person's true nature in Chapter 3?

8. What does Larry say about his time away?

9. What is Elliot's plan at the beginning of the fourth chapter?

10. Describe Isabal's plan to win back Larry in Paris in Chapter 4.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Larry and Sophie.

1) In what way are their morals different?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) Do you think they are the perfect match?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his goals and motives. Does he achieve his motive? Does he share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his goals clash with other characters' goals? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the problems Europe faced after the First World War. Did Europe change? How did this change affect America? Was this change reflected in the arts? Find an art movement after the First World War and examine what kind of thoughts and feelings it was trying to express. Are these thoughts also reflected in Maugham's the Razor's Edge?

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