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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word does the author use to describe Mrs. Strickland's face in Chapter 9?
(a) Glassy.
(b) Rocky.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Earthy.

3. What city does Crabbe travel to in Chapter 11?
(a) London.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) Munich.

4. When does Strickland say he last came to Paris?
(a) On a business trip.
(b) On a family holiday.
(c) With his father.
(d) His honeymoon.

5. What park does the author cut across after leaving the Colonel?
(a) St. James Park.
(b) Kleist Park.
(c) Hyde Park.
(d) Central Park.

6. Where did the author meet Dirk?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Madrid.

7. What did Strickland's fellow students at his painting classes think of his work?
(a) Sensual.
(b) Genius.
(c) A joke.
(d) Horrid.

8. Which queen did Sir Walter Raleigh set down his cloak for?
(a) Queen Elizabeth I.
(b) The Virgin Queen.
(c) Queen Victoria.
(d) Queen Mary.

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

10. What does the plumber have on his left cheek?
(a) A birth mark.
(b) A scar.
(c) A mole.
(d) A boil.

11. What is Strickland playing in the cafe?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Billiards.
(c) Chess.
(d) Poker.

12. What does Dirk do for a living?
(a) A writer.
(b) A painter.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

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

14. What does Strickland say he will do if Amy comes after him?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Change his hotel.
(c) Pretend not to know her.
(d) Move country.

15. What is Mr. Strickland's job in London?
(a) A painter.
(b) A stockbroker.
(c) A writer.
(d) An accountant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Strickland put over himself to keep warm?

2. What does the author think Mrs. Strickland dreads?

3. What city has Strickland run off to?

4. What does Rose tell the author Charles Strickland has done?

5. Why does Dirk say he wants to help Strickland?

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