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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 are some of Henry's friends who attended the play?
(a) Minny, Constance and Hammond
(b) Sargent, Gosse and Philip Burne-Jones
(c) Hammond, Littlefield and Philip Smith
(d) Paul, Peter and Eric

2. Who is the love of Oscar Wilde's life?
(a) John
(b) Bosie
(c) Yeats
(d) his wife

3. In what century is the play set?
(a) nineteenth century
(b) sixteenth century
(c) seventeenth century
(d) eighteenth century

4. Who is Gus Barker?
(a) a fellow student of William's at Harvard
(b) a cousin of the Temple sisters, killed in the Civil War
(c) another of Minny's suitors
(d) Henry's father's best friend

5. Where was Oscar Wilde's play held?
(a) Coventry
(b) the Haymarket
(c) the Royal theatre
(d) St. George's Theatre

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Henry decide to travel to Ireland?

2. What did Henry's father say was a woman's job?

3. What part of Henry's body began to hurt him?

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

5. What had Henry purchases before he left London?

(see the answer key)

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