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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 Crabbe think Dirk's father does in the evening?
(a) Listens to the radio.
(b) Reads the newspaper.
(c) Watches television.
(d) Talks with his sons.

2. What does Strickland say Dirk is good at?
(a) Driving.
(b) Painting.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Talking.

3. What does Strickland invite Crabbe to see?
(a) His garden.
(b) His apartment.
(c) His paintings.
(d) His pets.

4. What country does Crabbe suggest Dirk goes to for awhile?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Holland.

5. What does Crabbe say Dirk nursed Strickland like?
(a) A father.
(b) A grandmother.
(c) A mother.
(d) A lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the piano covered with?

2. What is the last thing Strickland paints?

3. What does Dirk ask Crabbe to do for him?

4. What does Brunot plan to use his Strickland paintings for in the future?

5. Where does Nichols say he and Strickland used to spend the night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Tiare like to help people?

5. What observation does Crabbe make about Strickland's relationship with Blanche?

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

7. How did Nichols and Strickland become friends?

8. What does Ata do after Strickland dies?

9. How does Mrs. Strickland react to news about her husband?

10. What are Dirk's feelings about beauty?

(see the answer keys)

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