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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. What did Holmes not disclose to Henry but did discuss with William, his brother?
(a) whom he was in love with
(b) his casual attitude toward women and the Civil War
(c) his thoughts about England
(d) details about the cases he tried

2. What did Gosse say Wilde's children looked like?
(a) beggar children
(b) leprechauns
(c) angels
(d) hoodlums

3. What story was one of the delights of Henry's childhood?
(a) the story of Rip Van Winkle
(b) the story of his father's wooden leg
(c) the his mother's childhood
(d) the story of Alice in Wonderland

4. Who became a regular visitor of Henry's while he was preparing to leave London?
(a) Oscar Wilde
(b) Francis Sturges
(c) Edmund Gosse
(d) his aunt Kate

5. What was one of the photographs Henry looked at at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) the monument to the 54 Massachusetts Regiment
(b) His brother William
(c) Lamb House
(d) his aunt Kate

Short Answer Questions

1. What possession of Henry's brother, Wilky, had such a powerful effect on him and influenced his writing?

2. Who had once stayed in the guest room at Lamb House?

3. Who did Henry visit first after his play was a failure in London?

4. What favor had Mrs. Smith asked of Henry when in his employ in London?

5. How was the only child guest at the Royal hospital dressed for the costume ball?

(see the answer key)

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