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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: October 1899.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Henry decides to write his own version of the ghost story, where does he finally decide it should take place?
(a) in the past in England
(b) in an old mansion in New York
(c) in the present in New England
(d) in a remote house on the rocks in Newport

2. What did Henry's father say was a woman's job?
(a) be a sweetheart and lover
(b) be a helpmeet to her husband in his career
(c) help make ends meet by earning some money
(d) be submissive, cook, do needlework and care for her children.

3. Who was Minny Temple?
(a) Henry's cousin
(b) Wendell's cousin
(c) an imaginary character in one of Henry's novels
(d) Wendell's girlfriend

4. When Henry decides on residing in Lamb House in Rye how long a lease does the owner grant him?
(a) a twenty-year lease
(b) a twenty-one-year lease
(c) a thirty-one-year lease
(d) a ten-year lease

5. Who helps Henry pick out furnishings for his house in Rye?
(a) Sturges
(b) hit aunt Kate
(c) Gosse
(d) Lady Wolseley

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bob want to do?

2. What situation leads Henry to compose a new story?

3. What was the adjective one of the Wolseleys' guests used over and over again in discussing the characters in Henry's novels and in George Eliot's novels.

4. Who is the love of Oscar Wilde's life?

5. How was the only child guest at the Royal hospital dressed for the costume ball?

(see the answer key)

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