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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 Strickland say he hasn't come to Paris for?

2. What does the author say Strickland is not good at?

3. Why does Dirk say he wants to help Strickland?

4. What does the author say nature has made Dirk into?

5. What was Strickland employed as during the strike?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Crabbe and Dirk get Strickland out of his apartment?

2. What does Charles say in his letter to his wife?

3. How did Crabbe meet Mrs. Strickland?

4. How does Mrs. Strickland begin to make something of her life?

5. How does the author describe Strickland's appearance?

6. How does Mrs. Strickalnd respond to the news that her husband wants to take up painting?

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

8. What does Strickland say he has been doing for the previous five years?

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

10. How does Crabbe describe Strickland in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What signs are there in the book that Blanche is such an unstable person? How is her insecurity linked to her fear of Strickland?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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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