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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. How does Oscar Wilde return to England from America?
(a) With fame, but little money.
(b) On his own boat.
(c) Rich with American dollars.
(d) In poverty.

2. What group did Oscar Wilde join in 1875?
(a) The Masons.
(b) The Elks.
(c) Kappa Sigma.
(d) The Republicans.

3. What is Oscar Wilde's father's name?
(a) Randolph Hearst Wilde.
(b) Alexander Wilde.
(c) Richard Matthew Wilde.
(d) William Robert Wilde.

4. What did Oscar Wilde write about his personal experience in prison?
(a) He describes his longing for his wife.
(b) "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."
(c) Long, detailed letters to his lover.
(d) Nothing.

5. Where did Oscar Wilde go for homosexual sex?
(a) The parks in London.
(b) Hotels.
(c) His home.
(d) The quays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the public think of "Lady Windermere's Fan"?

2. How well had Oscar Wilde's studies prepared him for Oxford?

3. What does Oscar Wilde do at Marie Prescott's request?

4. What is the name of the town where Oscar Wilde stayed after leaving Reading jail?

5. What belief does Pater lead Oscar Wilde to?

(see the answer key)

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