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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: June 1898.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Henry go on the opening night of his play?
(a) He went for a walk in the park.
(b) He attended Oscar Wilde's new play.
(c) He went to a restaurant and drank.
(d) He went to the opera.

2. What would his friend, Constance Fenimore Woolson, have done about the Smiths?
(a) dismissed them at the first sign of inebriation
(b) let them stay on and would have hoped for the best
(c) persuaded them to go without rancor, or to reform
(d) made it so unpleasant for them they would want to leave

3. Where did Henry's story appear in print?
(a) the English Illustrated Magazine
(b) the Irish Illustrated Magazine
(c) as a published book in London
(d) the New England Quarterly

4. What was the name of the little girl in the ghost story published in Colliers?
(a) Flora
(b) Lucy
(c) Alice
(d) Myra

5. What does Lady Wolseley insinuate when assigning Hammond to serve Henry?
(a) that it will be a match since they're both homosexuals
(b) that Henry should be treated like royalty
(c) that Henry likes to be waited on hand and foot
(d) that Henry isn't capable of taking care of himself

Short Answer Questions

1. What publication accepted Henry's first story written in the French style about an adulterous woman?

2. How old was Florence Lett's daughter in Chapter 8?

3. Where did Henry , Alice and Aunt Kate visit together when Alice was suffering from hysteria?

4. What was Minny Temple like?

5. What did William want to be at first?

(see the answer key)

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