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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edith notice about her laptop in Part II, Chapter 3?
(a) It is unplugged.
(b) It is open.
(c) It is in a different location.
(d) It is warm to the touch.

2. How is Maurice described in the biography Maurice reads in the second interlude?
(a) As a beautiful monster.
(b) As a cheap suit.
(c) As a talentless hack.
(d) As an emotionless talent.

3. Whom does Maurice find sitting across from him at the end of Part III, Chapter 3?
(a) Edith.
(b) Dash.
(c) Erich.
(d) Daniel.

4. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 7, what does she have to corroborate her story?
(a) Months of photographs.
(b) Months of social media posts.
(c) Months of receipts.
(d) Months of notebooks.

5. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 1, how does he spend his days?
(a) Writing.
(b) Walking.
(c) Weeping.
(d) Drinking.

6. What does Maurice do to Edith at the end of Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) Maurice pushes her down the stairs.
(b) Maurice humiliates her at a literary festival.
(c) Maurice drugs her.
(d) Maurice pushes her in front of a bus.

7. According to Maurice in the second interlude, what does Maurice look forward to regarding his son?
(a) The day he starts high school.
(b) The day he gets a job.
(c) The day he becomes a writer.
(d) The day he goes to college.

8. In Part II, Chapter 5, Edith is shocked when Maurice reports his novel will be finished in what amount of time?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 6 weeks.

9. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 1, Theo's letter is a way back to what?
(a) Fame.
(b) Glory.
(c) Ambition.
(d) The past.

10. Who shows up unannounced at Christmas?
(a) Robert.
(b) Dash.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Arjan.

11. Why does Maurice's son get in trouble at school?
(a) He slapped a girl.
(b) He plagiarized an essay.
(c) He bullied another student.
(d) He cut class.

12. On which student does Edith develop a crush?
(a) Nicholas.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Noah.
(d) Nolan.

13. According to Maurice in the second interlude, what was the rumor about Henry Rowe's father?
(a) He was killed for betraying the IRA.
(b) He was a murderer.
(c) He was a famous writer.
(d) He was an important government figure.

14. According to Maurice in the second interlude, before meeting Henry Rowe, he had only been in trouble for what action?
(a) Tardiness.
(b) Profanity.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Plagiarism.

15. What does Edith ask the head of her department in Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) If she might have a guest speaker.
(b) If she might take some vacation time.
(c) If she might extend her teaching career.
(d) If she might end the semester early.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Maurice in the second interlude, what honor was given to The Tribesman?

2. According to Maurice in the second interlude, he likely has a heart of what?

3. What is the title of Maurice's unfinished novel, abandoned when Daniel died?

4. Who is the mother of Maurice's son?

5. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, what did he do after Dash fell in love with him?

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