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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Dr. Barry?
(a) A suitor of Maurice's mother.
(b) A family friend.
(c) Maurice's father.
(d) The family doctor.

2. What is Maurice's reaction to Durham after he reads the Symposium?
(a) He is angry at Durham for getting engaged.
(b) He is angry at Durham for having such a position.
(c) He falls into Durham's arms.
(d) He is harsh and says men don't feel that way.

3. When Clive and Maurice meet for lunch, what is their reaction?
(a) They don't feel anything for one another.
(b) They are uncomfortable.
(c) They have a great time together.
(d) They are sad to be so far apart.

4. At the end of Chapter 6, what does Maurice hope?
(a) For Durham to like him little by little.
(b) For Durham not to tell anyone he was looking for Risley.
(c) For Durham to leave him alone.
(d) For Durham not to tell anyone about their meeting.

5. Where does Clive say he wants to travel to?
(a) Italy.
(b) Greece.
(c) America.
(d) Egypt.

6. Whom does Maurice meet during a lunch with the Dean?
(a) Risley.
(b) The Dean's wife.
(c) Chapman.
(d) Agatha.

7. Who prompts a change in Clive in Chapter 24?
(a) Clive's mother.
(b) The nurse.
(c) A Grecian woman.
(d) Ada.

8. Where does Maurice go to college?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Colombia.
(d) Yale.

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

10. In the beginning of Chapter 6, where does Maurice go to find Risley?
(a) The quad.
(b) Study Hall.
(c) The emporium.
(d) The Union.

11. What does Durham tell Maurice about his Christmas vacation?
(a) He got into a fight with his mother.
(b) He is never going home again.
(c) His family found out he was gay.
(d) He thought of Maurice the entire time.

12. What does Mr. Ducie talk with Maurice about?
(a) His father.
(b) Sex.
(c) College.
(d) His mother.

13. In Chapter 18, how long have Maurice and Clive been together?
(a) Two years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Four years.

14. What does Maurice do to Clive in Chapter 20 without thinking?
(a) Kisses him.
(b) Says he hates living at home.
(c) Yells at him.
(d) Says he is homosexual.

15. What does Maurice insist on doing for Clive when he falls ill?
(a) Bringing in a nurse.
(b) Getting a doctor.
(c) Caring for him.
(d) Taking him to the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the novel begins, how old is Maurice?

2. Whom does Maurice ignore when he is with Clive?

3. What does Maurice finally decide to do after Clive tells him to in Chapter 20?

4. What do Maurice and Durham talk about when they first meet?

5. At the end of Chapter 2, whom does Maurice think about?

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