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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

4. What is Strickland's hat in need of?
(a) Repairing.
(b) Wiping.
(c) Shaping.
(d) Brushing.

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

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

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

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

9. Which queen did Sir Walter Raleigh set down his cloak for?
(a) Queen Elizabeth I.
(b) Queen Mary.
(c) Queen Victoria.
(d) The Virgin Queen.

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

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

12. Who are the gossips saying Strickland has fallen in love with?
(a) An English writer.
(b) An English traveler.
(c) A French prostitute.
(d) A French dancer.

13. What kind of people does Strickland think are unintelligent?
(a) Children.
(b) The middleclass.
(c) Commoners.
(d) Women.

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

15. What game does Amy say Charles is great at?
(a) Polo.
(b) Poker.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Golf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nationality of Dirk's wife?

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

3. What kind of smile does Stroeve say Strickland had in his eyes as he wrapped the parcel?

4. What is MacAndrew's rank in the army?

5. Where did the author meet Dirk?

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