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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. What controversial book was Oskar reading when he and Erich first met?
(a) Tristan.
(b) Buddenbrooks.
(c) The Magic Mountain.
(d) Death in Venice.

2. To what city do Erich and Maurice go in Part I, Chapter 2?
(a) Helsinki.
(b) Copenhagen.
(c) Prague.
(d) Odense.

3. What is the last name of Edith, Maurice's wife?
(a) Camberley.
(b) Cutter.
(c) Covey.
(d) Cornell.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 2, who surprised Maurice at a literary festival?

2. What does Erich witness while drinking at an outdoor cafe in Part I, Chapter 5?

3. Where did Erich study English literature?

4. According to Gore, what would have happened had he allowed himself to be seduced by Maurice?

5. To what city do Erich and Maurice travel in Part I, Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maurice dash Erich's hopes in Part I, Chapter 7?

2. What happened on Oskar's birthday, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 6?

3. How does Erich meet Maurice, and what are his initial impressions of the young man?

4. What act of "literary larceny" does Maurice commit in Part I, Chapter 5? How does Erich react?

5. How did Erich meet Oskar Gött?

6. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 2, what happened to Erich and Dash?

7. What does Erich witness at the beginning of Part I, Chapter 5?

8. According to Erich, who were Mischlings? How was Erich personally defined by the term, as explained in Part I, Chapter 2?

9. What moves Erich to jealousy while he and Maurice are in Madrid?

10. What signs show the changing nature of Erich and Maurice's relationship in Part I, Chapter 6?

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