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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. Who does Crabbe visit in London?

2. What did Cohen employ Strickland as?

3. What is the destination of the ship Strickland finds a job on after his fight with Bill?

4. What does Crabbe say the carriage driver dismisses the dead with?

5. Who suggests that Crabbe visits Captain Brunot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What observation does Crabbe make about Strickland's relationship with Blanche?

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

3. How does Mrs. Strickland react to news about her husband?

4. What does Crabbe think about Strickland's paintings?

5. Why does Captain have to cut his time short with Crabbe?

6. How do people's perception of Strickland's work change during his time in Tahiti?

7. How does Tiare like to help people?

8. How has the poison damaged Blanche?

9. How do the natives treat Ata when they hear Strickland has leprosy?

10. Why does Brunot think he and Strickland are alike?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Why does Crabbe feel so guilty? What could he have done to prevent what happened? In what way do Crabbe's actions show the true instincts of a writer?

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