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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: April 1895.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Henry's story appear in print?
(a) the New England Quarterly
(b) the English Illustrated Magazine
(c) the Irish Illustrated Magazine
(d) as a published book in London

2. Who were the children in the ghost story Henry wrote?
(a) two young brothers
(b) a boy and his younger sister
(c) three young sisters
(d) two girls and their younger brother

3. How did Henry's sister Alice react when her mother died?
(a) She rallied and tried to be the mother of the house.
(b) She stayed in her bedroom and mourned.
(c) She became deathly ill and was hospitalized.
(d) She had a nervous breakdown.

4. How did the distinguished guest of the Jameses embarrass and shame Alice?
(a) By remarking on her table manners not being refined
(b) By exclaiming that she wore a crinoline and it was depraved
(c) By making the remark that she was homely and umkempt
(d) By exclaiming that she was terribly skinny and looked ill

5. When Henry decides to write his own version of the ghost story, where does he finally decide it should take place?
(a) in the past in England
(b) in a remote house on the rocks in Newport
(c) in the present in New England
(d) in an old mansion in New York

Short Answer Questions

1. What news did Henry's friends, Jonathan Sturges and Edmond Gosse, bring him?

2. What was the name of the only child at the Hospital?

3. How did Henry like the court at Dublin Castle?

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

5. What is the title of Henry's play which is having its premiere?

(see the answer key)

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