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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. Why were the family meals a trial for Alice?
(a) Bob and Wilky teased her and left her defenseless.
(b) She was asked by her parents to tell about her day.
(c) She didn't like being with the family but wanted to be alone.
(d) She had no appetite and was constantly urged to eat.

2. Who did Gosse say would produce unwashed boys to give evidence against Wilde?
(a) Lady Wolseley
(b) a newspaper reporter
(c) Douglas's father
(d) Sturges

3. How did Alice behave when a young man came into the room?
(a) She made a point of ignoring the young man.
(b) She became extremely flirtatious.
(c) She left the room immediately.
(d) She became garrulous, shrill and uneasy.

4. What was the name of the only child at the Hospital?
(a) Mary
(b) Marilyn
(c) Minny
(d) Mona

5. What favor had Mrs. Smith asked of Henry when in his employ in London?
(a) that Henry hire her daughter also
(b) that Henry lend her a sum of money
(c) that Henry substantially raise hers and her husband's pay
(d) that her ill sister could stay at Henry's while he was away

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Holmes not disclose to Henry but did discuss with William, his brother?

2. Who was Lord Houghton?

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

4. Which of Henry's cousins joined the army in the first year of the war?

5. What was the adjective one of the Wolseleys' guests used over and over again in discussing the characters in Henry's novels and in George Eliot's novels.

(see the answer key)

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