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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 Henry do after the play ended?
(a) visited the nearest pub and got drunk
(b) slunk home in disgrace
(c) sat on a park bench half the night
(d) waited in the shadows then returned bravely to face the actors

2. How old was Henry and how old was Constance when they met?
(a) Henry was 37, Constance 40
(b) Henry was 38, Constance 42
(c) Henry was 40, Constance 38
(d) Henry was 39, Constance 41

3. What situation leads Henry to compose a new story?
(a) His father's outgrageous outburst against women
(b) Henry's experience when sleeping with Holmes
(c) Holmes, Gray and himself seeking Minny's affection
(d) Minny's courageous defense of her opinions

4. Who was Burgess Noakes?
(a) an old American friend who came to visit
(b) boy-boy and valet to Henry at Lamb House
(c) a magazine publisher friend of Henry's
(d) the butler at Lamb House

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Henry go on the opening night of his play?

2. What was Symonds's wife like?

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

4. How did Henry's sister Alice react when her mother died?

5. Who is John Gray?

(see the answer key)

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