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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 42-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Crabbe try to find on Tahiti?
(a) Strickland's biography.
(b) Strickland's wife.
(c) Strickland's family connections.
(d) Strickland's paintings.

2. What does Strickland say he hasn't come to Paris for?
(a) Women.
(b) Culture.
(c) Money.
(d) Happiness.

3. What does Stroeve say his wife can't live on?
(a) Genius.
(b) Air.
(c) Love.
(d) Infatuation.

4. What does Crabbe call the parts of Strickland's life which is known to the public?
(a) Dull and uninspiring.
(b) Exciting and inspiring.
(c) Sunshine and happiness.
(d) Mud and gray.

5. What is the name of the crime novelist Strickland enjoys reading?
(a) Conan Doyle.
(b) Gaboriau.
(c) Simone.
(d) Highsmith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Crabbe say Strickland does not see as a hardship?

2. What does Dirk make for Strickland to eat?

3. What does Mrs. Stroeve ask Dirk not to do before strangers?

4. What does the author say nature has made Dirk into?

5. What does Crabbe say he can't stomach about Stroeve?

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