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

2. What is Captain Nichol's job on Tahiti?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A beachcomber.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A fisherman.

3. Who does Crabbe visit in London?
(a) His wife.
(b) Rose.
(c) Mrs. Strickland.
(d) Robert Strickland.

4. What island does Crabbe travel to fifteen years later?
(a) Guernsey.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Barbados.
(d) Tahiti.

5. What does Nichols think Tough Bill will do as soon as he is out of hospital?
(a) Go home.
(b) Marry a native.
(c) Kill Strickland.
(d) Kill himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Strickland draw on the hut walls?

2. What does Tough Bill give Strickland in this section?

3. What disease does Strickland die from?

4. What does Crabbe say he is beginning to get bored with?

5. Where does Nichols say he took Strickland for breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Strickland say about his relationship with Blanche?

3. How does Tiare like to help people?

4. How does Strickland life change for the better when he marries Ata?

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

6. Why does Dirk refuse to go back to Holland?

7. How do people's perception of Strickland's work change during his time in Tahiti?

8. How did Nichols and Strickland become friends?

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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