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

2. 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 father and his brother William
(d) his cousin, Minny, and his mother

3. What had Hammond been before he was employed by the Wolseleys?
(a) a lieutenant in the army
(b) an army corporal
(c) a servant at Dublin Castle
(d) an actor

4. How did Henry like the court at Dublin Castle?
(a) He felt at home and wished he too were nobility.
(b) He loved the distraction of the many balls.
(c) He found it a weariness to flesh and spirit alike.
(d) He was impressed by the pomp and grandeur of it.

5. What is the title of Henry's play which is having its premiere?
(a) Guy Domville
(b) Daisy Miller
(c) Portrait of a Lady
(d) Civil War Nightmare

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are some of Henry's friends who attended the play?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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