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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose house does Oscar Wilde move out of while his first play is being prepared?
(a) Lillie Langtry's.
(b) James McNeill Whistler's.
(c) Frank Miles'.
(d) His mother's.

3. How well had Oscar Wilde's studies prepared him for Oxford?
(a) He was so well prepared that he skipped several courses.
(b) He was far behind the other students and had to catch up.
(c) He was on the same level as the rest of the students.
(d) He was very well prepared and found the work boring.

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

5. What is the setting of Oscar Wilde's first play?
(a) Czarist Russia.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Contemporary London.
(d) Montparnasse, Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oscar Wilde go to Paris?

2. Who is Archibald Forbes?

3. Who does Oscar Wilde live with immediately after he graduates from Oxford?

4. Which feat did Oscar Wilde claim to be capable of?

5. Who cables Oscar Wilde with an invitation to lecture?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Oscar Wilde try to find work after graduating from Oxford?

2. Where does Oscar Wilde move after graduating from Oxford?

3. Describe Oscar Wilde's financial situation while he was courting Constance Lloyd.

4. What was the outcome of Oscar Wilde's trip to America?

5. What themes does Oscar Wilde write about in his journalism?

6. What did Oscar Wilde regret when his father died?

7. With whom does Oscar Wilde visit Rome in 1875?

8. Describe Oscar Wilde's relationship with Oxford University.

9. Describe Oscar Wilde's relationship with Rennell Rodd.

10. Why does Oscar Wilde skip his Baltimore speaking engagement?

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