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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 does Robert Harborough Sherard do for Oscar Wilde?
(a) He published Wilde's first book.
(b) He produced "The Duchess of Padua."
(c) He wrote Wilde's biography.
(d) He produced Wilde's first play.

2. What was the possible maximum sentence for the crime Oscar Wilde was arrested for?
(a) Two years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Life imprisonment.
(d) Five years.

3. What were the gate receipts for Oscar Wilde's first lecture in America?
(a) $1,211.
(b) $2,571.
(c) $452.
(d) $81.

4. What magazine does Oscar Wilde publish in from 1887 to 1888?
(a) Pall Mall Gazette.
(b) Women's World.
(c) Harper's Bazaar.
(d) The London Times.

5. Why does Oscar Wilde resist converting to Catholicism?
(a) He was afraid of being written out of his father's will.
(b) He was afraid of eternal damnation.
(c) He did not know enough about Catholicism yet.
(d) He distrusted Catholic priests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Oscar Wilde consider doing before his first trial?

2. What did Oscar Wilde say the secret of life was at the end of his first American lecture?

3. Where did Oscar Wilde travel after he was released from Reading jail?

4. Who is the central character in Oscar Wilde's play "Salome"?

5. In which prison was Oscar Wilde first imprisoned?

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