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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. Who was Mr. Webster?
(a) the cook at the Royal Hospital
(b) the MP, friend of Lady Wolseley and foe to Henry
(c) Lady Wolseley's nephew
(d) a servant at the Royal Hospital

2. Who was Hammond?
(a) Henry's manservant at the Royal Hospital
(b) Henry's cousin
(c) Henry's lost love from the past
(d) One of Lord Wolseley's guests

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

4. Who are the two relatives who appear in Henry's dream?
(a) his brother, Wilky and his brother Bob
(b) his Mother and his Aunt Kate
(c) his cousin, Minny, and his mother
(d) his father and his brother William

5. How did Henry like to be seen as a writer by people?
(a) as a noble, selfless non-materialist devoted to his art
(b) as a popular, rich success
(c) as a playwright not a novelist
(d) as a writer who would be known as a genius in the future

Short Answer Questions

1. What county in Ireland had Henry's ancestors come from?

2. What does Lady Wolseley insinuate when assigning Hammond to serve Henry?

3. Who was Henry's lost homosexual love?

4. For whom had the Royal Hospital at Kilmainham been built?

5. How was the only child guest at the Royal hospital dressed for the costume ball?

(see the answer key)

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