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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. How does Sophie get to Toulouse?
(a) Hitchhiking
(b) Hire car
(c) By train
(d) Bus

2. Where does Larry go when he leaves the village?
(a) England
(b) Spain
(c) Portugual
(d) Morroco

3. What does Elliott say the U.S is becoming?
(a) Europe
(b) A communist state
(c) Middle class
(d) Blue collar

4. What does Maugham do while Isabel cries?
(a) Hugs her
(b) Sleeps
(c) Reads
(d) Goes into the garden

5. Who wants to borrow Elliot's costume?
(a) Paul Barton
(b) Jose Payno
(c) Davis Love
(d) Larry Sinclair

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what nationality is Edna?

2. Where does Maugham go to work on his novel?

3. To whom does Elliott leave his house, his apartment, his paintings and his furniture?

4. In what room in Edna's house does Maugham steal an invitation?

5. What does Maugham realize when he looks back at the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story of Sophie's disappearance?

2. What does Maugham imagine about Isabel and Gray's life in Texas?

3. How does Isabel react to Sophie's disappearance?

4. How does Suzanne become a successful artist?

5. Describe the cafe in which Maugham and Larry drink?

6. In what ways does the story end happily?

7. What does the Indian say is significant about the sculptures in the cave?

8. What does Elliott say in answer to Edna's invitation?

9. Why does Larry say he has had trouble believing in Christianity?

10. How does Maugham obtain an invitation?

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