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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plan did Oskar tell Erich, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 6?
(a) Oskar was planning to enter the army.
(b) Oskar was planning to flee Germany with Alysse.
(c) Oskar was planning to enter art school.
(d) Oskar was planning to ask Alysse to marry him.

2. In addition to being a writer, what other goal does Maurice have?
(a) To be rich.
(b) To enter politics.
(c) To own a literary magazine.
(d) To be a father.

3. What is the last name of Erich's old friend, Oskar?
(a) Goehr.
(b) Gabler.
(c) Gött.
(d) Geier.

4. Erich is delivering a lecture on what subject when a reporter interrupts his class?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) Wilkie Collins.
(c) Anthony Trollope
(d) George Eliot.

5. Whom did Erich notice in the Savoy Hotel bar?
(a) A young waiter.
(b) A young singer.
(c) A young bellhop.
(d) A young bartender.

6. How does Gore Vidal describe Dash's latest novel?
(a) Touching.
(b) Deceptive.
(c) Enthralling.
(d) Insipid.

7. Where did Erich study English literature?
(a) University of York.
(b) University of Sussex.
(c) University of East London.
(d) University of Cambridge.

8. To what city do Maurice and Erich travel in Part II, Chapter 3?
(a) Venice.
(b) Milan.
(c) Rome.
(d) Florence.

9. How many of Maurice's novels were rejected by publishers following the beginning of Part II?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

10. What job does Erich offer Maurice in Part I, Chapter 2?
(a) His assistant.
(b) His social media manager.
(c) His agent.
(d) His editor.

11. What does Erich ask the waitress to do in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) Bring the manager over.
(b) Split the check between him and Maurice.
(c) Send a bottle of champagne to Maurice.
(d) Take a photo of him and Maurice.

12. What does Erich see as Maurice autographs his novel in Part I, Chapter 8?
(a) He sees Maurice's hand tremble.
(b) He sees Maurice sigh.
(c) He sees Maurice hold back tears.
(d) He sees Maurice laugh.

13. How does Dash behave upon introducing Maurice to Gore?
(a) Jubilant.
(b) Sad.
(c) Possessive.
(d) Suspicious.

14. On the night the novel opens, where was a public reading of Erich's novel held?
(a) East Side Gallery.
(b) Brandenburg Gate.
(c) The Reichstag.
(d) The Literaturhaus.

15. As a child, what did Erich receive every year on his birthday?
(a) A leather belt.
(b) A model train.
(c) A gold watch.
(d) A fountain pen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what group was Erich a member when he was a youth?

2. What class is Edith teaching?

3. Which of Edith's students refuses to accept constructive criticism?

4. Erich's most recent novel won which prestigious award?

5. What was the name of Maurice's second published novel?

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