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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, Pentonville, Wandsworth, and Reading.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Oscar Wilde finish "The Duchess of Padua"?
(a) Too late for his publisher to print it.
(b) Well in advance of his publisher's deadline.
(c) A little bit late for his publisher's deadline.
(d) Just in time to meet his publisher's deadline.

2. How secretive was Oscar Wilde about his homosexuality after his children were born?
(a) He was a hypocrite, denouncing homosexuality in public, but practicing it in private.
(b) Not secretive at all.
(c) Highly secretive.
(d) Secretive in public, but open with friends.

3. What does Oscar Wilde's mother encourage him to do?
(a) Produce his plays in America.
(b) Marry a woman with money.
(c) Leave London for Paris.
(d) Write poetry instead of drama.

4. What does Oscar Wilde encourage Lillie Langtry to do?
(a) Divorce her husband.
(b) Become his lover.
(c) Move to Paris.
(d) Become an actress.

5. Which intellectual does Oscar Wilde work with on road-building and beautification projects?
(a) Arnold.
(b) Pater.
(c) Mill.
(d) Ruskin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oscar Wilde do for work immediately after he graduates from Oxford?

2. Which American writer found Oscar Wilde to be contemptuous?

3. Oscar Wilde's debates with James McNeill Whistler are included in which of Wilde's works?

4. What is Oscar Wilde's first publication?

5. What was Oscar Wilde's primary challenge in his fourth year at Oxford?

(see the answer key)

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