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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 Crabbe say Strickland does not see as a hardship?

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

3. What was the name of Strickland's Tahitian wife?

4. What does Stroeve start doing twice a day?

5. What is the name of the man Crabbe tells Tiare a story about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Cohen know Strickland?

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

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

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

8. What are Dirk's feelings about beauty?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What was Strickland's life like on Tahiti? In what way could it be said that he finally found peace with himself?

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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