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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maurice say to Clive when he tries to tell him he loves him and Clive will not accept?
(a) "Oh, go to Hell, it's all you're fit for."
(b) "Forget you- there are others out there."
(c) "Oh leave me alone and never come back."
(d) "Be a hypocrite if you want to."

2. What do Clive and Maurice plan to do instead of going to class one day?
(a) Go home.
(b) Stay in bed.
(c) Go to the beach.
(d) Ride out to the country.

3. Where does Maurice meet Durham in Chapter 6?
(a) In the gardens.
(b) In the library.
(c) In Risley's room.
(d) In the cafeteria.

4. Who is the first person Clive sees when he returns to the Hall home?
(a) Ada.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Mrs. Hall.

5. What do Clive and Maurice do when the motorbike breaks down?
(a) Go swimming.
(b) Eat lunch.
(c) Call for help.
(d) Walk back to campus.

6. What does Mr. Ducie forget to do after their talk?
(a) Ask if Maurice understood.
(b) Give Maurice a hall pass.
(c) Take Maurice back to class.
(d) Erase the drawings in the sand.

7. In Chapter 9, when Durham firsts visits Maurice, what happens?
(a) They caress and hold one another for a moment.
(b) They get into a fight.
(c) They argue about the Symposium.
(d) Durham is jealous about Gladys.

8. What does Maurice receive a prize for on his High School graduation day?
(a) Reciting a Greek Oration.
(b) Reciting a sonnet.
(c) Singing a song.
(d) Playing the piano.

9. What is the novel dedicated to?
(a) "A freer society".
(b) "A life without rules".
(c) "A better year".
(d) "A better life".

10. How long does Clive's relapse last?
(a) A few months.
(b) A few days.
(c) One day.
(d) An entire year.

11. What does Mrs. Durham question Maurice about?
(a) Whether he has ever travelled anywhere.
(b) Whether he is going back to college.
(c) Whether he is in love with Clive.
(d) Whether Clive has a girl.

12. When Maurice goes home for Easter vacation, what does he tell his mother?
(a) He is in love with Durham.
(b) He is not going to go back to college.
(c) He no longer goes to church.
(d) He is not going to work in his father's firm.

13. What is different about Chapter 12?
(a) It is written without punctuation.
(b) There is an omniscient narrator.
(c) Maurice narrates it.
(d) It is told from Clive's perspective.

14. What does Maurice finally decide to do after Clive tells him to in Chapter 20?
(a) Send the nurse away.
(b) Go to Greece with him.
(c) Bring in a nurse.
(d) End their relationship.

15. Who is waiting up while Clive is ill in case they need her?
(a) Kitty.
(b) Mrs. Durham.
(c) Ada.
(d) Mrs. Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Clive go after he recovers from his illness?

2. What does Clive write to Maurice in Chapter 22?

3. What does Clive become ill with after his bar exams?

4. Why does Clive choose such a small room for Maurice when he visits?

5. What is Maurice's reaction to Durham after he reads the Symposium?

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