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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. What does Maurice write back to Clive in Chapter 23?
2. What is the main character's last name?
3. What does Maurice say to Clive when he tries to tell him he loves him and Clive will not accept?
4. In the beginning of Chapter 6, where does Maurice go to find Risley?
5. What do Clive and Maurice spend their nights doing?
Short Essay Questions
1. How old is Maurice when Mr. Ducie talks to him on the beach? What is Maurice's reaction to Mr. Ducie's talk?
2. What does Durham tell Maurice about his Christmas vacation? What shocks Maurice about Durham at first?
3. What is different about the format of Chapter 12? What does this show?
4. What is revealed about Clive in Chapter 12? How does this affect his feelings for Maurice?
5. When Clive comes back from Greece, where does he go first? Who is the first person he sees there?
6. What is the name of Clive's family home? How is Clive's family different from Maurice's?
7. Where do Clive and Maurice go after Cambridge? What night of the week does Maurice spend at Clive's apartment?
8. When Clive goes to Greece, what does he write to Maurice? What is Maurice's reaction to this letter?
9. When Durham and Maurice talk, how do they sit? What does Maurice do to Durham?
10. Why does Clive make sure Maurice has a tiny room? What do they spend their nights doing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Clive undergoes a dramatic change in part II. Explore Clive's change, including the influences on his change and behaviors during and after his change. Make sure to provide at least 3 examples of Clive's change in sexuality.
Essay Topic 2
Think about the character of Risley including how he appears at certain times in Maurice's life. Discuss the influence Risley's character has on Maurice, and what his presence might represent in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
During one vacation, Maurice takes up a relationship with a girl named Gladys Olcott. Write an essay on Maurice's motivation for this relationship and the reasons for its sudden demise.
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