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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: May 1896.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Gosse say would produce unwashed boys to give evidence against Wilde?
(a) a newspaper reporter
(b) Douglas's father
(c) Lady Wolseley
(d) Sturges

2. What did Henry's father say was a woman's job?
(a) be a helpmeet to her husband in his career
(b) be a sweetheart and lover
(c) help make ends meet by earning some money
(d) be submissive, cook, do needlework and care for her children.

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

4. What did Henry like about Holmes Jr.?
(a) his intellectuality and solemness
(b) his honesty and forthrightness
(c) his steadfast friendship
(d) his wordiness and bursts of sermon-like phrases

5. How did the audience like Oscar Wilde's play, AN IDEAL HUSBAND?
(a) They were shocked by it.
(b) They hated it.
(c) They loved it.
(d) They were bored with it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the only child at the Hospital?

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

3. Why did Henry decide to travel to Ireland?

4. Who did Aunt Kate say Alice would marry?

5. How did Henry like the court at Dublin Castle?

(see the answer key)

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