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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 do Clive and Maurice spend their nights doing?
(a) Talking in the study.
(b) Riding horses.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Making plans for their future together.

2. 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.

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

4. Whom does Clive's mother have in mind as a wife for Clive?
(a) Kitty.
(b) A Greek girl.
(c) Ada.
(d) A cousin.

5. At the end of Chapter 1, what does Maurice think about Mr. Ducie?
(a) He wishes Mr. Ducie was his father.
(b) He is a wonderful man.
(c) He is cruel.
(d) He is a liar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maurice insist on doing for Clive when he falls ill?

2. At the end of Chapter 6, what does Maurice hope?

3. What does Clive like about Maurice?

4. What does Maurice do to Clive in Chapter 20 without thinking?

5. In Chapter 2, what is Maurice's second dream 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. When Mr. Ducie talks to Maurice in Chapter 1, what does he talk about? What does he do to help illustrate his point?

3. What is the name of Clive's family home? How is Clive's family different from Maurice's?

4. What do Durham and Maurice debate about? What is the result of this debate?

5. What happens when Maurice and Clive decide to spend the day together? What is the consequence of this action?

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

7. Who does Clive want to be alone with when he visits the Halls in Chapter 25? Why does he want this?

8. What advice does Dr. Barry give Maurice? What does Dr. Barry get angry about?

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

10. Where do Clive and Maurice go after Cambridge? What night of the week does Maurice spend at Clive's apartment?

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