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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say it seemed like Mrs. Strickland's sister carried in her pocket?
(a) Young men.
(b) The British Empire.
(c) A book of facts.
(d) The African continent.

2. What does Crabbe buy on the way to the restaurant with Strickland?
(a) An icecream.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A book.
(d) Cigarettes.

3. Where did the author travel to during the war?
(a) Tahiti.
(b) Peru.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Indonesia.

4. Where does Strickland say he could find what he wants?
(a) On an island.
(b) In heaven.
(c) In the jungle.
(d) In the forest.

5. What is the nationality of Dirk's wife?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Dutch.
(d) French.

6. What does Stroeve say is the matter?
(a) Strickland has died.
(b) He has cancer.
(c) Strickland has destroyed his paintings.
(d) His wife has left him.

7. What does Strickland say is the only thing he wants to paint?
(a) What he knows.
(b) What he loves.
(c) What he feels.
(d) What he sees.

8. What has Strickland put over himself to keep warm?
(a) A rug.
(b) His clothes.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A curtain.

9. What does Crabbe say is the only way to measure merit?
(a) Success.
(b) Time.
(c) Hardwork.
(d) Critical response.

10. What does Strickland threaten to do if Crabbe does not lend him money?
(a) Kill Crabbe.
(b) Rob a bank.
(c) Kill himself.
(d) Move away.

11. What city does Crabbe travel to in Chapter 11?
(a) London.
(b) Munich.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Paris.

12. What can Crabbe see Strickland doing as Stroeve left his apartment?
(a) Smoking a cigarette.
(b) Putting his feet up on the table.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Destroying Stroeve's paintings.

13. What does Stroeve draw on the blotting paper?
(a) A woman.
(b) A paintbrush.
(c) A head.
(d) A dog.

14. What does the author say the Stricklands owed?
(a) Jokes.
(b) Money.
(c) Dinners.
(d) Books.

15. What school does Mrs. Strickland's son, Robert, attend?
(a) Eton.
(b) Marlborough.
(c) Rugby.
(d) Winchester.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Crabbe give as an example of a great and successful painter?

2. What kind of poems did George Crabbe write?

3. What is the name of the crime novelist Strickland enjoys reading?

4. Where did the author meet Dirk?

5. Why does Strickland say he left his wife?

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