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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: March 1899.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Henry decides on residing in Lamb House in Rye how long a lease does the owner grant him?
(a) a twenty-year lease
(b) a twenty-one-year lease
(c) a ten-year lease
(d) a thirty-one-year lease

2. What did Henry's father say that Minny took exception to?
(a) He said women were inferior in intellect and physical strength.
(b) He didn't like animals.
(c) He was against abolition
(d) He was critical of his sons and daughter.

3. What was Henry's dog's name?
(a) King
(b) Bruno
(c) Maximilian
(d) George

4. How did Henry's sister Alice react when her mother died?
(a) She became deathly ill and was hospitalized.
(b) She had a nervous breakdown.
(c) She stayed in her bedroom and mourned.
(d) She rallied and tried to be the mother of the house.

5. Who wrote a letter from Venice to Henry in the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Mrs. Bellini the owner of Pension Giovanni
(b) Mrs. Scalia the owner of Hotel San Marco
(c) Mrs. Curtis, the owner of Palazzo Barbaro
(d) Mrs. D'Onofrio the owner of Hotel Venezia

Short Answer Questions

1. What story was one of the delights of Henry's childhood?

2. Who was Hammond?

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

4. How does Webster insult Henry at dinner?

5. How many children did Oscar Wilde have and what gender were they?

(see the answer key)

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