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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Strickland painting for two hundred francs?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A plumber.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A writer.

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

3. What university is Mrs. Strickland's son studying at?
(a) Winchester.
(b) Manchester.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Oxford.

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

5. 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.

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

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

8. What does the author say nature has made Dirk into?
(a) A buffoon.
(b) A playboy.
(c) A genius.
(d) A stunner.

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

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

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

12. What does Crabbe begin to write?
(a) A play.
(b) A screenplay.
(c) A novel.
(d) A book of poems.

13. How does the author describe Charles Strickland's laugh in Chapter 6?
(a) Raucous.
(b) Rude.
(c) Polite.
(d) Sniggering.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Stroeve draw on the blotting paper?

3. What is Mrs. Stroeve mending?

4. What does Crabbe buy on the way to the restaurant with Strickland?

5. What does Crabbe say Mrs. Stroeve occupies herself like all day?

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