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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does the plumber have on his left cheek?
(a) A boil.
(b) A scar.
(c) A birth mark.
(d) A mole.

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

4. What park does the author cut across after leaving the Colonel?
(a) Hyde Park.
(b) Central Park.
(c) Kleist Park.
(d) St. James Park.

5. What is the painter's monument?
(a) His canvas.
(b) His paints.
(c) His work.
(d) His brushes.

6. What does the author say Dirk has a delicate feeling for?
(a) Women.
(b) Writing.
(c) Art.
(d) People.

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

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

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

10. Why does Strickland say he left his wife?
(a) He wants time on his own.
(b) He has found another woman.
(c) He wants to write.
(d) He wants to paint.

11. Where is Mrs. Strickland taking her family on holiday?
(a) Norfolk.
(b) Dorset.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Somerset.

12. What does Dirk pat Crabbe as if he is?
(a) A child.
(b) A tree.
(c) A woman.
(d) A cushion.

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

14. What does Mrs. Stroeve say she will do if Dirk brings Strickland to the house?
(a) Leave.
(b) Let him die.
(c) Nurse him.
(d) Call the police.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of London does Mrs. Strickland own a flat?

2. What does Stroeve say is the matter?

3. What word does the author use to describe Mrs. Strickland's face in Chapter 9?

4. What does Strickland threaten to do if Crabbe does not lend him money?

5. What does the author say was authentic about Charles Strickland?

(see the answer keys)

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