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

2. 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 in making peace between them.
(d) His loyalty would lie with Great Britain.

3. For whom had the Royal Hospital at Kilmainham been built?
(a) for war victims
(b) for the noble inhabitants of Dublin
(c) for the general population of Dublin
(d) for old British soldiers of the seventeenth century

4. How did Henry treat the actors in his play?
(a) He criticized their acting ability.
(b) He ignored them.
(c) He spoiled them with hampers of food.
(d) He complemented their acting ability constantly.

5. Who led Henry onto the stage after the play?
(a) Alexander
(b) Peter
(c) Paul
(d) Gosse

Short Answer Questions

1. After Alice's arrival in England, what novel did Henry write that had a double portrait of her?

2. What famous novelist visited the Jameses in Paris?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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