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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What artist does Dirk say never sold a painting?
(a) Monet.
(b) Coret.
(c) Maney.
(d) Van Gogh.

2. What does Crabbe say is the only way to measure merit?
(a) Success.
(b) Hardwork.
(c) Critical response.
(d) Time.

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

4. What has Strickland put over himself to keep warm?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A rug.
(c) A curtain.
(d) His clothes.

5. What is Mrs. Stroeve mending?
(a) A cushion.
(b) Her stockings.
(c) Dirk's pants.
(d) Dirk's overcoat.

6. What does Crabbe say he can't stomach about Stroeve?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His depressive episodes.
(c) His buffoonery.
(d) His weakness.

7. What does Stroeve say is the matter?
(a) Strickland has destroyed his paintings.
(b) His wife has left him.
(c) He has cancer.
(d) Strickland has died.

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

9. What does Strickland ask Dirk to get for him?
(a) Water.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Milk.
(d) Coffee.

10. Where does Strickland say he could find what he wants?
(a) In the jungle.
(b) In heaven.
(c) In the forest.
(d) On an island.

11. What room does the author describe as severe?
(a) The sitting room.
(b) The drawing room.
(c) The games roomm.
(d) The dining room.

12. What does Dirk make for Strickland to eat?
(a) Meat sandwich.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Bread-and-milk.
(d) Bread pudding.

13. What word does the author use to describe the Stricklands?
(a) Average.
(b) Extraordinary.
(c) Common.
(d) Enigmatic.

14. Where is Mrs. Strickland taking her family on holiday?
(a) Norfolk.
(b) Somerset.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Dorset.

15. In what part of London does Mrs. Strickland own a flat?
(a) Wimbledon.
(b) Westminster.
(c) South Kensington.
(d) Wandsworth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Crabbe begin to write?

2. What does the author say the Stricklands owed?

3. What does Stroeve say his wife can't live on?

4. What is Strickland's hat in need of?

5. Who has Dirk's wife left him for?

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