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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: April 1898.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had William Dean Howells told Sturges during their meeting in Paris?
(a) that he didn't like Paris as well as London
(b) that he was ashamed to be a homosexual
(c) that Sturges should live and be glad of it while he was young
(d) that he was ready finally to have a romantic fling

2. How many children did Oscar Wilde have and what gender were they?
(a) a boy and a girl
(b) two girls
(c) two boys
(d) two boys and a girl

3. What mutual friend became the topic of conversation between Gosse and Henry after the trial?
(a) Yeats
(b) John Addington Symonds
(c) Sturges
(d) George Bernard Shaw

4. How did Alice behave when a young man came into the room?
(a) She made a point of ignoring the young man.
(b) She left the room immediately.
(c) She became extremely flirtatious.
(d) She became garrulous, shrill and uneasy.

5. What did Henry answer when Hammond asked where his loyalty would lie if there were a war between Great Britain and the U.S.?
(a) His loyalty would lie in making peace between them.
(b) He was indifferent.
(c) His loyalty would lie with the United States.
(d) His loyalty would lie with Great Britain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Henry found some of the names he used in his novels?

2. When Henry decides to write his own version of the ghost story, where does he finally decide it should take place?

3. What fort was Wilky's regiment sent to attack?

4. What did Yeats tell Gosse about Oscar Wilde's house and family?

5. Describe Alice, Henry's younger sister.

(see the answer key)

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