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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. What did Henry and William have in common?
(a) were Minny Temple's admirers
(b) were their father's favorite sons
(c) were interested in fame, fortune and women
(d) didn't join the army and studied at Harvard

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

3. What is the only thing that depresses Henry about living at Lamb House?
(a) that he might be lonely there
(b) that he will most likely die there
(c) that it is a distance from London
(d) that his sister, Alice, hadn't seen it before she died

4. What did Hammond look like?
(a) He was medium height with green eyes and a mustache
(b) He was tall with brown eyes without a mustache or beard
(c) He was tall and blond with blue eyes
(d) He was short with brown eyes and a beard

5. What did Bob want to do?
(a) be a fisherman
(b) open a dry goods store
(c) be a farmer
(d) become an accountant

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What English locale did Henry fall in love with?

4. Who helps Henry pick out furnishings for his house in Rye?

5. What news did Henry's friends, Jonathan Sturges and Edmond Gosse, bring him?

(see the answer key)

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