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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 country does Dirk say is his only refuge?

2. What part of herself has Blanche burned?

3. Who does Crabbe lie awake thinking about at the beginning of Chapter 30?

4. What is the last thing Strickland paints?

5. What does Crabbe say he is beginning to get bored with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Crabbe feel guilty in this section?

2. What does Coutras think is so wonderful about Strickland's final paintings?

3. What does Brunot remember about Strickland?

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

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

6. How does Dirk try to win Blanche back?

7. How does Strickland life change for the better when he marries Ata?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

In what way could it be said that Crabbe identifies with Strickland? What suggestions are there in the book that Crabbe is not the person he is trying to present himself to be? Do people become better artists if they are more truthful about themselves?

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