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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 is the name of the man Crabbe tells Tiare a story about?
(a) Abraham.
(b) David.
(c) John.
(d) Nicky.

2. What did Cohen employ Strickland as?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A sailor.
(c) An overseer.
(d) A house painter.

3. What does Crabbe say the carriage driver dismisses the dead with?
(a) A nod of his head.
(b) A throaty laugh.
(c) A big sigh.
(d) A shrug of his shoulders.

4. Where does Crabbe think Nichols heard the story he tells about Strickland?
(a) A newspaper article.
(b) A native.
(c) A novel.
(d) A magazine article.

5. Who suggests that Crabbe visits Captain Brunot?
(a) Strickland.
(b) Ata.
(c) Eden.
(d) Tiare.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Strickland say he can't go to Holland?

2. What city does Strickland travel to after he shows Crabbe his paintings?

3. What does Strickland paint for Cohen?

4. Who does Crabbe lie awake thinking about at the beginning of Chapter 30?

5. What does Strickland smoke in Crabbe's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Coutras think is so wonderful about Strickland's final paintings?

2. How do the natives treat Ata when they hear Strickland has leprosy?

3. What are Dirk's feelings about beauty?

4. How does Strickland's portrait of Blanche affect Dirk?

5. What observations does Crabbe make about Strickland and his passion for painting?

6. How did Nichols and Strickland become friends?

7. Why does Brunot think he and Strickland are alike?

8. What does Brunot remember about Strickland?

9. Why does Dirk want Crabbe to write Blanche a letter?

10. What does Ata do after Strickland dies?

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