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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. What word does the author use to describe Rose Waterford's intelligence?
(a) Feminine.
(b) Masculine.
(c) Perverse.
(d) Rangy.

2. Why does Mrs. Stroeve say she does not want Dirk to bring Strickland to the house?
(a) He is filthy.
(b) He is a rogue.
(c) He frightens her.
(d) He is has no manners.

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

4. What is the painter's monument?
(a) His paints.
(b) His brushes.
(c) His work.
(d) His canvas.

5. Where did the author meet Dirk?
(a) Rome.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dirk do for a living?

2. What does Mrs. Stroeve say she will do if Dirk brings Strickland to the house?

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

4. What word does the author use to describe the Stricklands?

5. What does Strickland say he hasn't come to Paris for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author about George Crabbe's poetry?

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

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

4. How does Mrs. Strickland express her disgust for her husband by the way she brings up her daughter?

5. How does Strickland try to keep himself alive?

6. What does Charles say in his letter to his wife?

7. How is Mrs. Strickland coping with her husband's disappearance?

8. What is Rose Waterford's reaction to Strickland's disappearance?

9. How does Mrs. Strickland begin to make something of her life?

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

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