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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: April 1898.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Henry heard about Oscar Wilde's parents?
(a) Wilde's parents had disowned him for being homosexual.
(b) His mother was mad or revolutionary , his father a philanderer.
(c) His parents were of the Irish nobility.
(d) His mother was a lesbian, his father a homosexual

2. What did Gosse say Wilde's children looked like?
(a) angels
(b) hoodlums
(c) leprechauns
(d) beggar children

3. Who was it who told a ghost story to Henry which intrigued him?
(a) the archbishop of Canterbury
(b) his father
(c) his friend Benson
(d) his aunt Kate

4. What was the adjective one of the Wolseleys' guests used over and over again in discussing the characters in Henry's novels and in George Eliot's novels.
(a) sensitive
(b) boring
(c) intelligent
(d) blank

5. What was the name of the only child at the Hospital?
(a) Minny
(b) Marilyn
(c) Mona
(d) Mary

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Alice develop a close friendship after her parents died?

2. What had William Dean Howells told Sturges during their meeting in Paris?

3. What famous novelist visited the Jameses in Paris?

4. How many children did Oscar Wilde have and what gender were they?

5. Who is the love of Oscar Wilde's life?

(see the answer key)

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