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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, Pentonville, Wandsworth, and Reading.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Oscar Wilde achieve fame?
(a) As the son of a rich and famous mother.
(b) As a playwright, with his first play.
(c) As an art critic, through his writing in the London art papers.
(d) As a personality, through conversation with James McNeill Whistler.

2. Why does Oscar Wilde shy away from marriage?
(a) He was expelled from school
(b) He was still a student.
(c) He was in debt.
(d) He was openly homosexual.

3. How common was homosexuality in late-Victorian London?
(a) Common enough that Oscar Wilde had no trouble finding partners.
(b) Not common enough that Oscar Wilde had an easy time finding partners.
(c) It was so common that no one seemed to care that he was homosexual.
(d) Not common at all, and Oscar Wilde was a pariah for being homosexual.

4. Who moves to London after Oscar Wilde graduates from Oxford?
(a) Florence Balcombe.
(b) James McNeill Whistler.
(c) Oscar Wilde's mother.
(d) Oscar Wilde's father.

5. How does Robert Harborough Sherard's impression of Oscar Wilde change once he gets to know him?
(a) He realized that Wilde was an impostor and a poser.
(b) He began to loathe him for his wit.
(c) He began to be scandalized by his views.
(d) He came to appreciate his talents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oscar Wilde's daughter's name?

2. Who is Archibald Forbes?

3. What does Oscar Wilde encourage Lillie Langtry to do?

4. What was Oscar Wilde's primary challenge in his fourth year at Oxford?

5. In which prison was Oscar Wilde first imprisoned?

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