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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, how did Daniel die?
2. In what year does the second interlude take place?
3. What is the name of the head of Edith's department?
4. According to Maurice in Part III, Chapter 3, what did he do after Dash fell in love with him?
5. Why does Maurice's son get in trouble at school?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss Maurice's thoughts regarding Dash, as recounted to Theo in Part III, Chapter 3.
2. According to Maurice in the second interlude, what happened with Henry Rowe when he was a teenager?
3. Discuss Maurice's thoughts regarding Erich, as recounted to Theo in Part III, Chapter 3.
4. What happens to Maurice at the start of Part III, Chapter 3?
5. Discuss several pieces of news Edith learns in Part II, Chapter 7.
6. According to Maurice in the second interlude, how did he write The Breach and The Broken Ones?
7. Who is Nicholas Bray and what does he think of Maurice and Edith's work in Part II, Chapter 3?
8. What trouble does Daniel get into at school in the second interlude? How is the situation resolved?
9. What is bad about violence and theft, according to Maurice in the second interlude?
10. Who is Henrietta James and why is she angry at Maurice in the second interlude?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Maurice’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is he a good person? In what ways is he a bad person? In what ways is he artistic? In what ways does he lack artistry?
Essay Topic 2
According to Maurice, “[n]ot all monsters look like the Elephant Man, and not everyone who looks like the Elephant Man is a monster” (245). To what extent does Maurice’s outer appearance a true reflection of his inner self? To what extent does Maurice’s outer appearance allow him to behave monstrously?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the many people integral to Maurice’s life: Edith, Daniel, Erich, and Dash. Does he truly love any of them? If so, whom? What is the nature of this love? What point do you think the author is trying to make about love?
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