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

2. What does the author say it seemed like Mrs. Strickland's sister carried in her pocket?
(a) A book of facts.
(b) Young men.
(c) The African continent.
(d) The British Empire.

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

4. What was Strickland employed as during the strike?
(a) A bricklayer.
(b) A house painter.
(c) A transcriber.
(d) A translator.

5. What philosopher does the author mention in this section?
(a) Kant.
(b) Goethe.
(c) Russell.
(d) Kierkgaard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Crabbe think Strickland is incapable of?

2. What part of herself has Blanche burned?

3. What kind of poems did George Crabbe write?

4. What can Crabbe see Strickland doing as Stroeve left his apartment?

5. What does Strickland ask Dirk to get for him?

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