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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What can Crabbe see Strickland doing as Stroeve left his apartment?
(a) Putting his feet up on the table.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Destroying Stroeve's paintings.
(d) Smoking a cigarette.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which queen did Sir Walter Raleigh set down his cloak for?

2. Why does Mrs. Stroeve say she does not want Dirk to bring Strickland to the house?

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

4. What does Crabbe say he can't stomach about Stroeve?

5. What is Mr. Strickland's job in London?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Strickland deal with the prostitute in the restaurant?

2. How does Blanche surprise the author?

3. How do Crabbe and Dirk get Strickland out of his apartment?

4. How does Strickland try to keep himself alive?

5. Who is Dirk Stroeve?

6. Why does Dirk say he can't get into his apartment?

7. How do Crabbe and Dirk find Strickland?

8. What does the author think of Rev. Robert Strickland's biography of his father?

9. What does Strickland say he has been doing for the previous five years?

10. How does Crabbe describe Mrs. Strickland?

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