A Ladder to the Sky Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why is Henrietta so upset with Maurice for rejecting her second story, if he published the first story that got her a book deal? (from Interlude: The Threatened Animal)

She needs the piece to be in Stori in order to publicize her novel.

Henrietta is worried that Maurice hates her and feels she needs his approval to survive in publishing.

She feels the second story is even better than the first and thinks Maurice is losing his touch.

Now that she is a published author, she expects Maurice to be delighted with all her work.

2.

Why does Erich want Maurice to travel with him on the book tour? (from Part 1: Before the Wall Came Down)

He wants to mentor Maurice because he sees that he has a great deal of talent.

He is in need of a personal assistant to help him while on tour.

He never had a son of his own and feels that Maurice could in some ways fulfill that role.

He hopes that Maurice will become enamored and engage in a sexual relationship with him.

3.

Whose stories does Maurice tell? (from Part 3: Other People's Stories)

He tells the story of every truly ambitious person in the literary world.

He really only tells his own story.

He tells the stories belonging to Erich, Edith, Dash and Daniel.

He tells not only his story, but those of Erich, Edith, Dash and Daniel.

4.

Maurice's description of Theo "tapping the the tip of his index finger against his thumb rapidly, like a woodpecker attacking an oak tree" (296) is an example of which literary device? (from Part 3: Other People's Stories)

Personification.

An allusion.

A metaphor.

A simile.

5.

Why does Nicholas come to visit Edith in the hospital after hours? (from Part 2: The Tribesman)

Nicholas was not able to come during regular hours because of school.

The special relationship they shared was unknown to anyone, so he wanted to keep it that way.

He wanted Edith all to himself and not have to share her with other visitors.

Maurice did not allow any of the students to come visit Edith.

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