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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Crabbe try to find on Tahiti?
(a) Strickland's family connections.
(b) Strickland's paintings.
(c) Strickland's wife.
(d) Strickland's biography.

2. What does Crabbe think Dirk's mother has cheeks like?
(a) Pears.
(b) Apples.
(c) Cherries.
(d) Roses.

3. Who does Tiare Johnson love making dinners for?
(a) White men.
(b) Strays.
(c) Children.
(d) Tourists.

4. What kind of coffee does Crabbe's concierge bring him at the beginning of Chapter 34?
(a) Cafe latte.
(b) Cappuccino.
(c) Cafe au lait.
(d) Expresso.

5. What does Strickland do as soon as he makes enough money on the plantation?
(a) Marries a local.
(b) Buys paint.
(c) Builds a boat.
(d) Leaves Tahiti.

6. What does Crabbe think Strickland is incapable of?
(a) Hate.
(b) Affection.
(c) Artistry.
(d) Love.

7. Why does Nichols have to cut his time short with Crabbe?
(a) His wife is calling him.
(b) He is feeling sick.
(c) He has to get back to work.
(d) He has an appointment.

8. What does Ata do to Strickland's painting after he is buried?
(a) Sells it.
(b) Makes it into a tourist attraction.
(c) Burns it down.
(d) Takes photographs.

9. How did Blanche try to kill herself?
(a) She took poison.
(b) She slit her wrists.
(c) She tried to hang herself.
(d) She took sleeping pills.

10. What does Strickland suggest he and Crab do together?
(a) Paint a house.
(b) Have a drink.
(c) Play chess.
(d) Write a play.

11. What does Strickland smoke in Crabbe's room?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A cigar.
(c) A joint.
(d) A pipe.

12. Where is Strickland when Old Bill turns up looking for a fight?
(a) A cafe.
(b) A billiard hall.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A dive bar.

13. What nationality is Brunot?
(a) Polish.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) English.

14. Who does Crabbe visit in London?
(a) Rose.
(b) Mrs. Strickland.
(c) Robert Strickland.
(d) His wife.

15. What does Crabbe do while Stroeve lies exhausted on his sofa?
(a) Smokes a cigarette.
(b) Eats a banana.
(c) Reads a book.
(d) Smokes a pipe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dr. Coutras know Strickland?

2. What does Crabbe suggest Dirk do?

3. What was the name of the old sailor Strickland and Nichols stayed with?

4. What does Nichols think Tough Bill will do as soon as he is out of hospital?

5. What does Strickland say is a weakness?

(see the answer keys)

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