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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: March 1895.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the dilemma of the main character in Henry's play?
(a) whether to travel to America or remain in Europe
(b) whether to marry his true love or marry a wealthy woman
(c) whether to carry on the family line or join a monastery
(d) whether to become a novelist or a businessman

2. What upsets Henry the most when visiting the Wolseleys?
(a) The young daughter of one of the guests is ignored.
(b) It's bitterly cold in his room
(c) The servants are mistreated.
(d) The horses in the stables are starving.

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

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

5. Where did Henry , Alice and Aunt Kate visit together when Alice was suffering from hysteria?
(a) Geneva
(b) Boston
(c) Venice
(d) Rome

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Hammond been before he was employed by the Wolseleys?

2. How did Alice behave when a young man came into the room?

3. Where was Henry's play held?

4. Who was Henry's lost homosexual love?

5. Describe Alice, Henry's younger sister.

(see the answer key)

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