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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. Why does Crabbe think Blanche took satisfaction in destroying Dirk?

2. What does Strickland paint for Cohen?

3. How does Brunot say Strickland lived?

4. What kind of coffee does Crabbe's concierge bring him at the beginning of Chapter 34?

5. Where does Crabbe think Nichols heard the story he tells about Strickland?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cohen know Strickland?

2. Why does Crabbe feel guilty in this section?

3. Why does Dirk refuse to go back to Holland?

4. What does Strickland reveal about Blanche's past?

5. What does Crabbe think about Blanche in this section?

6. Why does Dirk want Crabbe to write Blanche a letter?

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

8. How does Dirk try to win Blanche back?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way do Amy and Strickland's lives take an opposite direction after Strickland leaves for Paris? What does it say about their natural characters that they both succeed in their new lives?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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