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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. Upon graduating college, where did Erich begin a teaching career?
(a) Middlesex University.
(b) King's College.
(c) Queen Mary University.
(d) Imperial College London.

2. Whom does Maurice speak with during lunch in Part II, Chapter 4?
(a) An Italian writer.
(b) An English writer.
(c) A French writer.
(d) A Spanish writer.

3. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 2, what happened to Dash after he last saw Maurice?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He was diagnosed with cancer.
(c) He hanged himself.
(d) He fell down the stairs.

4. What does Erich think of the story Maurice sends him in Part I, Chapter 2?
(a) It is confusing but has interesting characters.
(b) It is exciting but poorly written.
(c) It has unrealistic characters but a unique plot.
(d) It is well written but boring.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Following the publication of Maurice's novel in Part I, Chapter 8, where does Erich go to live?

2. To what city do Maurice and Erich travel in Part II, Chapter 3?

3. How does Dash behave upon introducing Maurice to Gore?

4. How did Oskar die, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 7?

5. What job does Erich offer Maurice in Part I, Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dash feel about Maurice, according to his conversation with Gore Vidal?

2. How did Erich meet Oskar Gött?

3. How does Maurice fail regarding Gore Vidal? How do the two part ways?

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

5. How did the friendship between Oskar and Erich end, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 7?

6. Who is Robert and what does he want from Edith in Part II, Chapter 2?

7. What does Maurice aspire to be? What obstacle does he face regarding his dream, and what advice does Erich offer him in Part I, Chapter 2?

8. Briefly describe Erich's past as related in Part I, Chapter 1.

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

10. What offer does Erich make Maurice in Part I, Chapter 2? How does Maurice respond?

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