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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What philosopher does the author mention in this section?
(a) Russell.
(b) Goethe.
(c) Kant.
(d) Kierkgaard.

2. Who visits Crabb in Chapter 28?
(a) Strickland.
(b) Mrs. Strickland.
(c) Stroeve.
(d) Mrs. Stroeve.

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

4. What kind of beast does the Colonel call Strickland?
(a) Soulless.
(b) Heartless.
(c) Brainless.
(d) Fingerless.

5. What does the author say the Stricklands owed?
(a) Money.
(b) Books.
(c) Dinners.
(d) Jokes.

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

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

8. How does Mrs. Strickland offer to help her husband?
(a) Finding him another woman.
(b) Building him a studio.
(c) Divorcing him.
(d) Sending him money.

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

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

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

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

13. Where did the author travel to during the war?
(a) Peru.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) Tahiti.
(d) Iraq.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Amy told her children has happened to their father?

2. Who are the gossips saying Strickland has fallen in love with?

3. What does Strickland threaten to do if Crabbe does not lend him money?

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

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

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