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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: June 1898.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what poet's sister did Henry compare Alice?
(a) Lydia Shelly
(b) Dorothy Wordsworth
(c) Mary Burns
(d) Emily Keats

2. How many children did Oscar Wilde have and what gender were they?
(a) two girls
(b) two boys
(c) a boy and a girl
(d) two boys and a girl

3. What was the significance of the 54th Massachusetts Civil War Regiment?
(a) It was the main theme of one of Henry's stories
(b) Henry's brother William had served in it.
(c) It was the first primarily black regiment of the American army
(d) Henry had almost joined the regiment.

4. How did the audience like Henry's play?
(a) They loved it.
(b) They booed it and disliked it.
(c) They were indifferent.
(d) They were luke warm about it.

5. What peculiar physical mannerism did Mrs. Florence Lett exhibit as she sat in Henry's drawing room?
(a) She made different passionate facial expressions
(b) She held her pinky up straight while drinking her tea.
(c) She moved her foot back and forth quickly.
(d) She rolled her eyes all the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry buy for his house which he is advised not to buy?

2. What did Henry do after the play ended?

3. What did Henry like about Holmes Jr.?

4. How did Henry treat the actors in his play?

5. The books of what philosopher did Henry's father start reading after his vision and attack?

(see the answer key)

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