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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 has Strickland put over himself to keep warm?

2. How does the author describe Charles Strickland's laugh in Chapter 6?

3. What game does Amy say Charles is great at?

4. What school does Mrs. Strickland's son, Robert, attend?

5. Where does Strickland say he could find what he wants?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of painting does Dirk paint?

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

3. Who is Dirk Stroeve?

4. How does Crabbe describe Strickland in Chapter 6?

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

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

7. How does Dirk persuade Blanche to let Strickland stay?

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

9. Why does Mrs. Strickland think Charles will return to her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Strickland's relationship with his first wife Amy? What reasons did they marry each other in the first place? Are there suggestions that Strickland had ulterior motives for marrying Amy?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Blanche fear Strickland? What does it say about Blanche's past that she does feel such fear for him? Do the students think she fears Strickland or what he brings out in herself?

Essay Topic 3

How does Blanche's death affect Dirk and Strickland differently? In what way does Blanche's death seem to change Strickland as a person? What suggestions are there that Dirk is likely to get over Blanche's death quicker than Strickland?

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