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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. When was the worst time for Alice when she had her most severe nervous breakdown?
(a) when she was staying in London
(b) when she returned to New England
(c) when she was traveling in Italy
(d) before and just after William's marriage

2. Who was Lord Alfred Douglas?
(a) a homosexual friend who slept with Wilde's boys after he did
(b) Henry's friend and patron
(c) Wilde's cousin
(d) Lord Wolseley's cousin

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

4. Who did Henry visit first after his play was a failure in London?
(a) his Aunt Kate
(b) William, his brother
(c) Minny, his cousin
(d) Lord Houghton

5. What is the dilemma of the main character in Henry's play?
(a) whether to become a novelist or a businessman
(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 travel to America or remain in Europe

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who visits Henry in the first chapter?

5. What did Oscar Wilde's wife do because of the scandal and trial?

(see the answer key)

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