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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 university is Mrs. Strickland's son studying at?

2. What kind of poems did George Crabbe write?

3. What does the author say Dirk has a delicate feeling for?

4. What is Dirk's religion?

5. What does the author say it seemed like Mrs. Strickland's sister carried in her pocket?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author about George Crabbe's poetry?

2. How does the author describe Strickland's appearance?

3. How do Crabbe and Dirk find Strickland?

4. How does Blanche surprise the author?

5. How does Dirk persuade Blanche to let Strickland stay?

6. What does Charles say in his letter to his wife?

7. How did Crabbe meet Mrs. Strickland?

8. Why does Dirk say he can't get into his apartment?

9. Why does Strickland say he is looking forward to painting the plumber?

10. How does Mrs. Strickland express her disgust for her husband by the way she brings up her daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How much do the students think Blanche's past contributed to her tragic ending? How do the students think Blanche's past shaped her decisions in the book? Do the students think she needed Dirk to help her get over her past? How do the students think Strickland is connected to her past?

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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