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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 Nichols have to cut his time short with Crabbe?

2. What did Strickland mostly paint while in Tahiti?

3. What does Crabbe say Strickland walks up and down the room like?

4. What is the piano covered with?

5. How does Strickland react when Crabbe makes his observations about his relationship with Blanche?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brunot remember about Strickland?

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

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

4. How does Strickland's portrait of Blanche affect Dirk?

5. How does Cohen know Strickland?

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

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

8. How did Nichols and Strickland become friends?

9. What does Strickland say about his relationship with Blanche?

10. How has the poison damaged Blanche?

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

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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