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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 Crabbe say he can't stomach about Stroeve?

2. What does Crabbe begin to write?

3. What does Stroeve say is the matter?

4. What city does Crabbe travel to in Chapter 11?

5. What railway station does the author live near?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of painting does Dirk paint?

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

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

4. Why does Dirk say he can't get into his apartment?

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

6. How is Mrs. Strickland coping with her husband's disappearance?

7. How does Mrs. Strickland help Crabbe?

8. How does Blanche surprise the author?

9. How does Strickland try to keep himself alive?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way could it be said that Crabbe identifies with Strickland? What suggestions are there in the book that Crabbe is not the person he is trying to present himself to be? Do people become better artists if they are more truthful about themselves?

Essay Topic 2

Is the attraction between Strickland and Blanche is mutual? How does the author foreshadow that Blanche will fall for Strickland?

Essay Topic 3

What does Maugham suggest is the nature of genius? Why is Charles Strickland considered a genius?

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