A Ladder to the Sky Quiz

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How is Maurice able to take the stories of other writers and publish them as his own? (from Interlude: The Threatened Animal)

He pays them small for their ideas.

He only uses the work from foreign writers so that their will be no legal issues.

He combines basic story ideas from several places and changes specific details to make the originals unrecognizable.

He destroys the originals so that there is no evidence that he ever received the story in the first place.

Why does Gore tell Howard they should get rid of the bed in the guest room the morning after Maurice has slept in it? (from Interlude: The Swallow's Nest)

Gore was eager to redecorate and thought they should begin in the guest room.

Maurice had obviously not slept well in it since he was up wandering the halls the previous night.

He is disgusted with Maurice and wants to get rid of any semblance or reminder of him.

The bed was getting old and falling apart.

Why does Erich tell Oskar that his painting of Alysse is almost pornographic in nature? (from Part 1: Before the Wall Came Down)

He is worried that Oskar will get caught by the Nazis for painting a naked woman.

He is jealous of the passion that Oskar has captured both in real life and on the canvas.

He thinks that the painting is merely sexual in nature and not very good.

Her pose is highly suggestive and beckons the view to lust after her.

What evidence is there that Dash is still in love with Maurice? (from Part 2: The Tribesman)

He asks Edith if they are married.

He sits extremely close to him while they chat.

Dash hangs himself shortly after he has seen Maurice again.

He happily reminds Maurice of all the good times they had.

Why do the chapter titles in Part II change suddenly from naming individual months to the single word, "Now" (216)? (from Part 2: The Tribesman)

The story is finally caught up to the present, so the last few months are all lumped into the phrase "now".

Because of the fall, Edith cannot really remember what month it is.

"Now" helps the reader to feel like the story is taking place right there with them.

Edith is in a coma and she has no idea how long she has been in the hospital or what month it is.