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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 hadn't he done for a long time because of his painful hand?
(a) written any serious letters
(b) had a good night's sleep
(c) eaten any steak or food he had to cut with a knife
(d) kept up with the serialized novel he was writing

2. What had intrigued John Addington Symonds?
(a) Greek ethics, love between men
(b) Baroque art and music
(c) fairytales
(d) Italy and its beauty

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. What does Henry seek to correct about the American girls he tours Paris with?
(a) their gaudy clothes
(b) their rude manners
(c) their flirtatiousness with European men
(d) their speech, the way they drop consonants

5. What does Henry do when he returns to Venice after a five-year absence?
(a) enjoys his return to the beautiful, romantic city
(b) tries to avoid the street where Constance committed suicide
(c) begins a novel about Constance Fenimore Woolson
(d) visits several Venetian churches where he prays

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous novelist visited the Jameses in Paris?

2. What fort was Wilky's regiment sent to attack?

3. What upsets Henry the most when visiting the Wolseleys?

4. What did the emerging story idea do for Henry?

5. Who did Gosse say would produce unwashed boys to give evidence against Wilde?

(see the answer key)

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