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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Henry like about Holmes Jr.?
(a) his wordiness and bursts of sermon-like phrases
(b) his honesty and forthrightness
(c) his steadfast friendship
(d) his intellectuality and solemness

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

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

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

5. How was the only child guest at the Royal hospital dressed for the costume ball?
(a) as Little Bo Peep
(b) as a fairy princess
(c) as the infanta of Velaquez' painting
(d) as an angel

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Minny Temple like?

3. What had Henry purchases before he left London?

4. Who was Minny Temple?

5. What had William Dean Howells told Sturges during their meeting in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Holmes talk about with Henry's brother, William, and not with Henry?

2. Who is Hammond?

3. What is his play GUY DOMVILLE about?

4. How did Alice react when a young man entered the room?

5. What scandal results in Oscar Wilde being brought to open trial?

6. Whom does Henry decide to visit after the failure of his play in London and why?

7. Who was Gus Barker?

8. What does Henry discover about Alice when they're caught in the rain in Newport?

9. What upsets Henry the most while visiting the Wolseleys?

10. What inspires Henry to return to his writing with vigor in the beginning of Chapter 4?

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