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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the author say paints jolly, fat merchants?
(a) Strickland.
(b) Rubens.
(c) Monet.
(d) Van Gogh.

3. What is Dirk's religion?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Hinduism.

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

5. What does the author say Dirk has a delicate feeling for?
(a) People.
(b) Women.
(c) Art.
(d) Writing.

6. Why does Strickland say he left his wife?
(a) He wants time on his own.
(b) He wants to write.
(c) He wants to paint.
(d) He has found another woman.

7. Who has Dirk's wife left him for?
(a) Manet.
(b) McAdams.
(c) Strickland.
(d) Crabbe.

8. What school does Mrs. Strickland's son, Robert, attend?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Eton.
(c) Marlborough.
(d) Winchester.

9. What does the author think Mrs. Strickland dreads?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Death.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Scandal.

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

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

12. What does the author say was authentic about Charles Strickland?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His greatness.
(c) His kindness.
(d) His sincerity.

13. Where did Mrs. Strickland's father used to take the family in August?
(a) Brighton.
(b) Eastbourne.
(c) Bournemouth.
(d) Dorset.

14. What is Mrs. Strickland's first name?
(a) Amy.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Denise.
(d) Jane.

15. What does K.C talk about?
(a) His wife's difficult preganancy.
(b) His drinking habits.
(c) A case he is involved in.
(d) His reading habits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Crabbe begin to write?

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

3. How does Mrs. Strickland offer to help her husband?

4. Where did the author travel to during the war?

5. What is Strickland playing in the cafe?

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