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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: May 1899.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story was one of the delights of Henry's childhood?
(a) the story of Rip Van Winkle
(b) the story of Alice in Wonderland
(c) the story of his father's wooden leg
(d) the his mother's childhood

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

3. What fort was Wilky's regiment sent to attack?
(a) Fort Lee
(b) Fort Sumner
(c) Fort Wagner
(d) Fort Savannah

4. Which novel of Henry's mentioned at the end of Chapter 5 was a tribute to Minny?
(a) Daisy Miller
(b) The Bostonians
(c) Portrait of a Lady
(d) The Princess Casamassima

5. Who was Lord Alfred Douglas?
(a) Wilde's cousin
(b) a homosexual friend who slept with Wilde's boys after he did
(c) Lord Wolseley's cousin
(d) Henry's friend and patron

Short Answer Questions

1. How old had Henry been when he first visited Rome?

2. What possession of Henry's brother, Wilky, had such a powerful effect on him and influenced his writing?

3. What part of Henry's hand hurt him?

4. How did Henry treat the actors in his play?

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

(see the answer key)

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