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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Aunt Kate say Alice would marry?
(a) Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
(b) her older brother William
(c) Ned Lowell
(d) Charles Kingsley

2. What upsets Henry the most when visiting the Wolseleys?
(a) It's bitterly cold in his room
(b) The young daughter of one of the guests is ignored.
(c) The horses in the stables are starving.
(d) The servants are mistreated.

3. How was the only child guest at the Royal hospital dressed for the costume ball?
(a) as an angel
(b) as the infanta of Velaquez' painting
(c) as a fairy princess
(d) as Little Bo Peep

4. What is the dilemma of the main character in Henry's play?
(a) whether to carry on the family line or join a monastery
(b) whether to travel to America or remain in Europe
(c) whether to marry his true love or marry a wealthy woman
(d) whether to become a novelist or a businessman

5. Who did Henry visit first after his play was a failure in London?
(a) his Aunt Kate
(b) Lord Houghton
(c) William, his brother
(d) Minny, his cousin

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Henry like the court at Dublin Castle?

2. Where was Oscar Wilde's play held?

3. Why were the family meals a trial for Alice?

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

5. How many children did Oscar Wilde have and what gender were they?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Minny Temple, Henry's cousin.

2. Why was the success of his play so important to Henry?

3. With whom does Minny argue and about what?

4. What upsets Henry the most while visiting the Wolseleys?

5. What did Henry long for after observing the people at the ball?

6. What is the plot of the novel Henry writes at the end of Chapter 4?

7. What former friend of Henry's does the Russian princess mention and why does it upset Henry?

8. What does Oscar Wilde's wife do because of the scandal and trial of Wilde?

9. What is his play GUY DOMVILLE about?

10. What incident with his father in Boulogne haunts Henry?

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