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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, Prisoner at Large.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Oscar Wilde's mother's name before she changed it?
(a) Jane Elgee.
(b) Martha Shepard.
(c) Melissa Banks.
(d) Constance Larue.

2. With whom does Oscar Wilde move in when he goes to Paris?
(a) Archibald Forbes.
(b) Robert Harborough Sherard.
(c) Marie Prescott.
(d) Rennell Rodd.

3. Where does Oscar Wilde first publish?
(a) The Irish Times.
(b) The Dublin University Magazine.
(c) The Frankfurt Times.
(d) The Oxford Review.

4. When did Oscar Wilde publish "Salome"?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1895.

5. What did Oscar Wilde's lover do to change Wilde's mind before the first trial?
(a) He threatened Wilde with scandal.
(b) He blackmailed Wilde.
(c) He offered to give Wilde the help he needed.
(d) He shed tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oscar Wilde's first publication?

2. How did Oscar Wilde do on the School's Examinations in 1878?

3. What does Oscar Wilde encourage Lillie Langtry to do?

4. How did Oscar Wilde set the stage for his own prosecution?

5. Where does Oscar Wilde give his first public lecture in America?

(see the answer key)

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