Chapter 4 -
The Model Millionaire-Oscar Wilde
1. What did Hughie's father leave for him?
(a) Ten thousand pound (b) Two hundred pound a year
(c) A cavalry sword and fifteen volumes of books (d) A large estate and property
Ans: (c)
2. What was the full name of Hughie?
(a) Hugh Erskine (b) Hugh Merton
(c) Hugh Trevor (d) Hugh Hausberg
Ans: (a)
3 . What was the colour of Hughie's eyes?
(a) Black (b) Grey
(c) Blue (d) Hazel
Ans: (b)
4. Where did Hughie Erskine keep his father's gift of sword?
(a) In the cupboard (b) On the shelf
(c) Over the looking glass (d) In a scabbard.
Ans: (c)
5. What, according to the narrator of the story, should the poor be?
(a) Romantic and imaginative (b) Practical and prosaic
(c) Hard working and realistic. (d) Honest and idealistic
Ans: (b)
6. What was Laura Merton's father?
(a) A lawyer (b) A baron
(c) A painter (d) A military man
Ans: (d)
7. Where did colonel Merton lose his temper and digestion?
(a) In India (b) In war
(c) In England (d) In Europe
Ans: (a)
8. "Come to me, my boy when you have got ten thousand pounds of your own” -This was said by -
(a) Colonel Merton (b) Hughie Erskine
(c) Alan Trevor (d) Baron Hausberg
Ans: (a)
9. What amount did Hughie get as an allowance from his aunt?
(a) Two hundred pounds in a month (b) Two hundred pounds in a week
(c) Two hundred pounds in a year. (d) Two hundred pounds daily.
Ans: (c)
10. By whose monetary support did Hughie manage to live on?
(a) His friend Alan Trevor (b) An old aunt
(c) The retired colonel (d) His father's inheritance
Ans: (b)
11. What colour was Hughie's hair?
(a) Black (b) Golden
(c) Yellow (d) Brown
Ans: (d)
12. According to the narrator of the story permanent income is better than -
(a) good looks (b) temporary income
(c) huge property (d) none of these
Ans: (a)
13. For his good looks Hughie was popular with -
(a) men (b) women
(c) both (A) and (B) (d) neither (A) nor (B)
Ans: (c)
14. How long did Hughie try to earn a livelihood in the stock exchange?
(a) A year (b) More than six months
(c) Six months (d) Several years
Ans: (c)
15. The name of Hughie's lady-love is -
(a) Pekoe (b) Laura
(c) Souchong (d) Elizabeth
Ans: (b)
16. What was the profession of Hughie's friend Alan Trevor?
(a) Painter (b) Banker
(c) Cavalry man (d) Colonel
Ans: (a)
17. Whom did Hughie visit on his way to the house of Laura one morning?
(a) A retired colonel (b) Baron Hausberg
(c) His father (d) Alan Trevor
Ans: (d)
18. How did the narrator describe the looks of Alan Trevor?
(a) Handsome (b) Rough
(c) Well-groomed (d) Ugly
Ans: (b)
19. When Hughie entered the studio of Alan Trevor, Alan waiting of -
(a) a beautiful woman (b) an old beggar
(c) a beautiful natural sight (d) himself
Ans: (b)
20. Where was the model begger standing in the studio?
(a) On a bench (b) On a raised platform
(c) Beside a divan (d) On the floor
Ans: (b)
