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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Crabbe feel guilty about Dirk?
(a) He feels at fault.
(b) He is using Dirk's character for a story.
(c) He is giving money to Blanche.
(d) He can't stop laughing at him.

2. What is the last thing Strickland paints?
(a) The hut roof.
(b) The walls of the hut.
(c) The plantation.
(d) His wife and childen.

3. What word best describes Strickland's childhood?
(a) Normal.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Fun.
(d) Violent.

4. What does Nichols think Tough Bill will do as soon as he is out of hospital?
(a) Go home.
(b) Marry a native.
(c) Kill himself.
(d) Kill Strickland.

5. Where in Marseilles does Nichols claim he first met Strickland?
(a) A ship.
(b) A friend's apartment.
(c) An art museum.
(d) A homeless shelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Crabbe tell Strickland to sit on?

2. What does Dirk ask Crabbe to do for him?

3. Where does Crabbe think Nichols heard the story he tells about Strickland?

4. What does Crabbe say is Strickland's constant struggle?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Tiare persuade Strickland to marry Ata?

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

9. How did Nichols and Strickland become friends?

10. Why does Dirk refuse to go back to Holland?

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