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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: October 1899.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hendrick Andersen and Henry James have in common?
(a) They were both writers.
(b) They both lived in Newport as children.
(c) They were both obsessed with the past.
(d) They both loved classical music.

2. When Henry decides to write his own version of the ghost story, where does he finally decide it should take place?
(a) in the present in New England
(b) in an old mansion in New York
(c) in the past in England
(d) in a remote house on the rocks in Newport

3. Who was Henry's lost homosexual love?
(a) Lionel
(b) Peter
(c) Eric
(d) Paul

4. Who was it who told a ghost story to Henry which intrigued him?
(a) his father
(b) the archbishop of Canterbury
(c) his aunt Kate
(d) his friend Benson

5. Who led Henry onto the stage after the play?
(a) Paul
(b) Alexander
(c) Gosse
(d) Peter

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Henry base the story he wrote at the end of Chapter 4 on?

2. What had Henry heard about Oscar Wilde's parents?

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

4. With whom did Maud Elliot want to fix up Henry at one of her dinners?

5. Where was Henry's play held?

(see the answer key)

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