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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 kind of Strickland painting does Dr. Coutras own?

2. What country does Crabbe suggest Dirk goes to for awhile?

3. What does Crabbe say he is beginning to get bored with?

4. What does Strickland draw on the hut walls?

5. What does Stroeve try to use to destroy the painting?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tiare like to help people?

2. What does Strickland say about his relationship with Blanche?

3. What does Crabbe think about Strickland's paintings?

4. How do the natives treat Ata when they hear Strickland has leprosy?

5. How does Cohen know Strickland?

6. What does Tiare think of men beating girls?

7. Why does Crabbe feel guilty in this section?

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

What signs are there in the book that Blanche is such an unstable person? How is her insecurity linked to her fear of Strickland?

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