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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: February 1895.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Henry answer when Hammond asked where his loyalty would lie if there were a war between Great Britain and the U.S.?
(a) He was indifferent.
(b) His loyalty would lie with the United States.
(c) His loyalty would lie with Great Britain.
(d) His loyalty would lie in making peace between them.

2. Where was Oscar Wilde's play held?
(a) the Haymarket
(b) Coventry
(c) the Royal theatre
(d) St. George's Theatre

3. Who visits Henry in the first chapter?
(a) his brother William
(b) Oscar Wilde
(c) his cousin Minny
(d) an expatriate Russian princess

4. In Chapter 1 where did Henry's dream take place?
(a) Italy
(b) England
(c) New England
(d) America

5. How does Webster insult Henry at dinner?
(a) talks about the inferiority of homosexuals
(b) makes insulting remarks about Americans
(c) puts down writers as fools
(d) alludes to the low heritage of the James family

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Mr. Webster?

2. How did the audience like Henry's play?

3. Who are the two relatives who appear in Henry's dream?

4. How did the audience like Oscar Wilde's play, AN IDEAL HUSBAND?

5. Where did Henry go on the opening night of his play?

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