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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 36-41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Crabbe say he is beginning to get bored with?
(a) Blanche's tragedy.
(b) Strickland's genius.
(c) Paris.
(d) Dirk's company.

2. What is the nationality of Dirk's wife?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Dutch.
(d) German.

3. What does the nurse say Blanche is too weak to use?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A hairdryer.
(c) A pen.
(d) A knife and fork.

4. What does the author say Strickland's clothes hang off him like?
(a) Tissue on a skeleton.
(b) Rags on a dog.
(c) Rags on a scarecrow.
(d) An adult's suit on a child.

5. Who are the gossips saying Strickland has fallen in love with?
(a) An English traveler.
(b) An English writer.
(c) A French dancer.
(d) A French prostitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Strickland invite Crabbe to see?

2. Why does Mrs. Stroeve say she does not want Dirk to bring Strickland to the house?

3. What city does Crabbe decide to live in five years later?

4. What does Mrs. Strickland have the gift of?

5. What is Mr. Strickland's job in London?

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