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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city has Strickland run off to?
(a) Paris.
(b) Madrid.
(c) London.
(d) Berlin.

2. What railway station does the author live near?
(a) Liverpool Station.
(b) King's Cross Station.
(c) Euston Station.
(d) Victoria Station.

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

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

5. What city does Crabbe decide to live in five years later?
(a) Milan.
(b) Madrid.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

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

7. What does Dirk pat Crabbe as if he is?
(a) A child.
(b) A woman.
(c) A cushion.
(d) A tree.

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

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

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

11. What does the author say Strickland is not good at?
(a) Joking.
(b) Talking.
(c) Painting.
(d) Writing.

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

13. What kind of poems did George Crabbe write?
(a) Limericks.
(b) Moral stories.
(c) Epics.
(d) Sonnets.

14. What is MacAndrew's rank in the army?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Private.
(c) General.
(d) Sergeant.

15. What is the painter's monument?
(a) His work.
(b) His canvas.
(c) His brushes.
(d) His paints.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits Crabb in Chapter 28?

2. Where did Mrs. Strickland's father used to take the family in August?

3. Who does the author say paints jolly, fat merchants?

4. What word does the author use to describe Rose Waterford's intelligence?

5. What does Dirk do for a living?

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