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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 say Strickland does not see as a hardship?
(a) Living as a beggar.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Living as a singleman.
(d) Not being able to paint.

2. Where is Strickland when Old Bill turns up looking for a fight?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A dive bar.
(c) A billiard hall.
(d) A cafe.

3. What did Strickland mostly paint while in Tahiti?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Images of his childhood.
(c) Images of Tahiti.
(d) Religious paintings.

4. What was the name of Strickland's Tahitian wife?
(a) Tiare.
(b) Ata.
(c) Arni.
(d) Jo.

5. What does Crabbe say he would like to represent Mrs. Strickland as?
(a) A loving wife.
(b) A nag.
(c) A whore.
(d) A kindly woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Strickland invite Crabbe to see?

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

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

4. How did Blanche try to kill herself?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Strickland reveal about Blanche's past?

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

3. What does Ata do after Strickland dies?

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

5. What are Dirk's feelings about beauty?

6. What does Crabbe think about Blanche in this section?

7. How did Nichols and Strickland become friends?

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

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

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

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