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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 university is Mrs. Strickland's son studying at?
(a) Winchester.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Manchester.
(d) Oxford.

2. What is Mrs. Strickland's first name?
(a) Denise.
(b) Amy.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Jane.

3. What is Mrs. Stroeve mending?
(a) A cushion.
(b) Dirk's overcoat.
(c) Her stockings.
(d) Dirk's pants.

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

5. What does Strickland threaten to do if Crabbe does not lend him money?
(a) Kill Crabbe.
(b) Move away.
(c) Rob a bank.
(d) Kill himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who visits Crabb in Chapter 28?

3. What does Rose tell the author Charles Strickland has done?

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

5. What does Mrs. Strickland have the gift of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Strickland's appearance?

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

3. Describe Strickland's job as a tour guide?

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

5. How did Crabbe meet Mrs. Strickland?

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

7. How does Strickland try to keep himself alive?

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

9. Why does Strickland think he can become a successful painter?

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

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