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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 is the name of the Durham family home?
(a) Pemberly.
(b) Penge.
(c) Pennington.
(d) Parge.

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

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

4. On Maurice's high school graduation day, what does Dr. Barry talk to him about?
(a) Grades.
(b) Women.
(c) College.
(d) Responsibilities.

5. Where does Clive go after he recovers from his illness?
(a) Greece.
(b) The Halls'.
(c) Italy.
(d) Home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Clive and Maurice plan to do instead of going to class one day?

2. What is Durham's response when Maurice tells him he loves him?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 6, where does Maurice go to find Risley?

4. Why does Mr. Ducie want to talk to Maurice in the first chapter?

5. What does Mrs. Durham question Maurice about?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the beginning of the novel, what is Maurice's class doing? Why does Mr. Ducie want to speak with Maurice?

2. How old is Maurice when Mr. Ducie talks to him on the beach? What is Maurice's reaction to Mr. Ducie's talk?

3. When Clive collapses at the Halls', what does Maurice do unexpectedly? How does he explain this to his mother?

4. When Clive goes to Greece, what does he write to Maurice? What is Maurice's reaction to this letter?

5. When Durham and Maurice talk, how do they sit? What does Maurice do to Durham?

6. How old is Maurice when he graduates from high school? What does Dr. Barry talk to him about on his graduation day?

7. When does Clive fall out of love with Maurice? How does he react to Maurice after this?

8. What does Durham tell Maurice about his Christmas vacation? What shocks Maurice about Durham at first?

9. What is Maurice's reaction to Clive breaking up with him? What is the consequence of their argument?

10. What is revealed about Clive in Chapter 12? How does this affect his feelings for Maurice?

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