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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 Strickland suggest he and Crab do together?

2. Why does Nichols have to cut his time short with Crabbe?

3. What does Crabbe think Blanche took satisfaction in doing?

4. What does Blanche do when she becomes exasperated with Dirk?

5. What does Crabbe try to find on Tahiti?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How has the poison damaged Blanche?

5. What does Crabbe notice about Blanche when he sees her with Strickland?

6. What observations does Crabbe make about Strickland and his passion for painting?

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

8. How does Cohen know Strickland?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Crabbe's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Crabbe hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Crabbe's ideas about life?

3. How has Crabbe's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What suggestions are there earlier in the book that Charles Strickland would become the artist he eventually became? What does it express about the nature of art and the artist that someone as seemingly dull as Strickland can become a renowned artist?

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