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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: March 1895.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Aunt Kate say Alice would marry?
(a) Charles Kingsley
(b) her older brother William
(c) Ned Lowell
(d) Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

2. Who was Henry's lost homosexual love?
(a) Lionel
(b) Eric
(c) Peter
(d) Paul

3. What had Hammond been before he was employed by the Wolseleys?
(a) a lieutenant in the army
(b) an actor
(c) an army corporal
(d) a servant at Dublin Castle

4. Who did Henry visit first after his play was a failure in London?
(a) Minny, his cousin
(b) Lord Houghton
(c) his Aunt Kate
(d) William, his brother

5. Why were the family meals a trial for Alice?
(a) She was asked by her parents to tell about her day.
(b) She had no appetite and was constantly urged to eat.
(c) Bob and Wilky teased her and left her defenseless.
(d) She didn't like being with the family but wanted to be alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what century is the play set?

2. In Chapter 1 where did Henry's dream take place?

3. How did Alice behave when a young man came into the room?

4. Who were the children in the ghost story Henry wrote?

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

(see the answer key)

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