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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: April 1895.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why were the family meals a trial for Alice?
(a) Bob and Wilky teased her and left her defenseless.
(b) She didn't like being with the family but wanted to be alone.
(c) She was asked by her parents to tell about her day.
(d) She had no appetite and was constantly urged to eat.

3. When Henry decides to write his own version of the ghost story, where does he finally decide it should take place?
(a) in the present in New England
(b) in a remote house on the rocks in Newport
(c) in an old mansion in New York
(d) in the past in England

4. Describe Alice, Henry's younger sister.
(a) She was healthy and very athletic.
(b) She was pretty but shallow.
(c) She was in ill health but stoic.
(d) She was a robust, happy girl.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Symonds's wife like?

2. With whom had Sturges met to discuss Oscar Wilde's trial?

3. Where was Henry's play held?

4. What famous novelist visited the Jameses in Paris?

5. Who was it who told a ghost story to Henry which intrigued him?

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