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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. Why does Crabbe think Blanche took satisfaction in destroying Dirk?

2. What does Crabbe say the carriage driver dismisses the dead with?

3. What did Cohen employ Strickland as?

4. What does Crabbe say is Strickland's constant struggle?

5. What does Ata do to Strickland's painting after he is buried?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tiare persuade Strickland to marry Ata?

2. What are Dirk's feelings about beauty?

3. Why does Dirk refuse to go back to Holland?

4. Why does Crabbe feel guilty in this section?

5. What does Ata do after Strickland dies?

6. How does Strickland's portrait of Blanche affect Dirk?

7. What observations does Crabbe make about Strickland and his passion for painting?

8. What does Crabbe think about Strickland's paintings?

9. How do the natives treat Ata when they hear Strickland has leprosy?

10. What does Strickland reveal about Blanche's past?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does Crabbe present Crabbe as a weak man? Would his character be presented as weak in contemporary literature?

Essay Topic 2

What is Strickland's relationship with his first wife Amy? What reasons did they marry each other in the first place? Are there suggestions that Strickland had ulterior motives for marrying Amy?

Essay Topic 3

How does the Tahiti setting affect Strickland and why does it affect him in this way? In what way does Tahiti show how unhappy Strickland was in Europe?

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