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

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

3. What does the author say it seemed like Mrs. Strickland's sister carried in her pocket?
(a) A book of facts.
(b) The African continent.
(c) The British Empire.
(d) Young men.

4. Where did Mrs. Strickland's father used to take the family in August?
(a) Dorset.
(b) Eastbourne.
(c) Bournemouth.
(d) Brighton.

5. What does Stroeve draw on the blotting paper?
(a) A paintbrush.
(b) A dog.
(c) A woman.
(d) A head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author travel to during the war?

2. What is Mrs. Stroeve mending?

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

4. Why does Strickland say he left his wife?

5. Which of the following does Crabbe give as an example of a great and successful painter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mrs. Strickland help Crabbe?

3. How does Blanche surprise the author?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Crabbe describe Strickland in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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