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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 city has Strickland run off to?

2. When does Strickland say he last came to Paris?

3. What park does the author cut across after leaving the Colonel?

4. What kind of smile does Stroeve say Strickland had in his eyes as he wrapped the parcel?

5. What does the author say nature has made Dirk into?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Dirk's relationship with his wife?

3. How is Mrs. Strickland coping with her husband's disappearance?

4. Why does Mrs. Strickland think Charles will return to her?

5. Describe Strickland's job as a tour guide?

6. Who is Dirk Stroeve?

7. How do Crabbe and Dirk find Strickland?

8. How does Dirk say he made a fool of himself in this section?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Crabbe feel so guilty? What could he have done to prevent what happened? In what way do Crabbe's actions show the true instincts of a writer?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why is Dirk known only as a hack? What does this view and the view that Dirk is nothing but a buffoon say about Crabbe's character? Does Strickland's success suggest that everyone possesses genius as long as they can find their true selves?

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