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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dirk make for Strickland to eat?

2. What does Strickland say he hasn't come to Paris for?

3. What name does the Colonel call Strickland?

4. What is Dirk's religion?

5. What does the author say was authentic about Charles Strickland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Strickland say he has come to Paris?

2. How does Dirk say he made a fool of himself in this section?

3. What is Rose Waterford's reaction to Strickland's disappearance?

4. What does the author think of Rev. Robert Strickland's biography of his father?

5. Why does Strickland say he is looking forward to painting the plumber?

6. How does Crabbe describe Strickland in Chapter 6?

7. How did Crabbe meet Mrs. Strickland?

8. Why does Strickland think he can become a successful painter?

9. Describe Strickland's job as a tour guide?

10. What is Dirk's relationship with his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does Crabbe present Crabbe as a weak man? Would his character be presented as weak in contemporary literature?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

How much do the students think Blanche's past contributed to her tragic ending? How do the students think Blanche's past shaped her decisions in the book? Do the students think she needed Dirk to help her get over her past? How do the students think Strickland is connected to her past?

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