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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) David.
(b) John.
(c) Nicky.
(d) Abraham.

2. Why can't Stroeve destroy the painting?
(a) It is a work of art.
(b) The canvas is too strong.
(c) It is Blanche.
(d) It is ugly.

3. What is the piano covered with?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A throw.
(c) Silk.
(d) A curtain.

4. What is the last thing Strickland paints?
(a) The hut roof.
(b) The walls of the hut.
(c) His wife and childen.
(d) The plantation.

5. What disease does Strickland die from?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Leprosy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Strickland do as soon as he makes enough money on the plantation?

2. What does Ata do to Strickland's painting after he is buried?

3. What does Crabbe say is Strickland's constant struggle?

4. What does Crabbe say Strickland does not see as a hardship?

5. What word best describes Strickland's childhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ata do after Strickland dies?

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

5. How does Tiare like to help people?

6. Why does Crabbe have a begrudging respect for Strickland?

7. How did Nichols and Strickland become friends?

8. How does Crabbe wish he could his story about Strickland more compelling?

9. What does Brunot remember about Strickland?

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

(see the answer keys)

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