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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, Prisoner at Large.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Oscar Wilde's friends tried to discount Wilde's importance?
(a) Robert Harborough Sherard.
(b) James McNeill Whistler.
(c) Marie Prescott.
(d) Rennell Rodd.

2. How do Oscar Wilde's spending habits change when he gets married?
(a) He still spent money extravagantly.
(b) He started to save for a house in the country.
(c) He bankrupted himself and his wife with bad investments.
(d) He saved his money to finance the production of his plays.

3. Why did Oscar Wilde need a special dispensation to join the group he joined in 1875?
(a) He was Protestant.
(b) He was under twenty-one.
(c) He was Irish.
(d) He was Catholic.

4. Oscar Wilde's mother was a strong supporter of which political cause?
(a) Anti-colonialism.
(b) Abolition of slavery.
(c) Women's rights.
(d) Irish nationalism.

5. Which item is part of each course during the dinner Oscar Wilde has in Leadville, Colorado?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Cheddar cheese.
(c) Partridges.
(d) Wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Oscar Wilde's reaction to the attacks that were made on him?

2. How was Oscar Wilde released from prison for the first time?

3. Who is Archibald Forbes?

4. With which American writer does Oscar Wilde meet in Philadelphia while he is making his first set of American lectures?

5. In what year was Oscar Wilde born?

(see the answer key)

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