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What is O.Henry's real name?
William Snyder Poter
William Sydney Portion
William Sydney Porter
William Snyder Portar
What year was O.Henry born?
1862
1864
1877
1811
Where was O.Henry born?
Greensboro, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Baltimore, New Hampshire
Greensboro, D.C.
His dad was a ___, mom was a ___
poet; doctor
doctor; poet
soldier; cook
author; poet
O.Henry liked to ___ and ____
paint; draw
write; swim
play; learn
draw; sing
Both of his brothers died ____ in _______
early; adulthood
late; childhood
early; childhood
late; adulthood
Mother died of ____ when O.Henry was ____ years old
menengitis; 3
tuberculosis; 3
sickness; 4
depression; 4
His father was very ____ and ______, rarely ____ his patients
generous; good-humored; billed
strict; ill-tempered; helped
generous; ill-humored; billed
humorous; stern; treated
Finances began to go down, and his father began to ____
drink
suffer
fall ill
lose hope
O.Henry later moved to his ____ house/farm
aunt's
grandmother's
sister's
cousin's
O.Henry's aunt was his _____, ______, and ______ figure
teacher, mentor, mother
teacher, bully, bad
apprentice, sister, father
professor, scorner, sisterly
His first job was a ____ at his uncle's store
manager
banker
clerk
shopper
He drew _____ of his store customers
comics
caricatures
stories
satires
He had a persistent ___, moved to ____ for drier air
illness; Canada
cough; Texas
cough; Arizona
illness; Texas
Found ___ in everyday life
humor
happiness
sadness
struggle
How old was O.Henry when he moved to Texas?
18
15
16
17
Eventually he became a ___________
pharmacist
doctor
pediatrician
manager
Wrote _____ stories while working various jobs
long
short
satire
many
Married _____ and had a _____
Estes Roach; daugher
Eden Hammoch; son
Estes Roach; daughter
Edith Horset; son
Began working as a bank teller, and wrote a ____ magazine about himself
humorous
sad
depressing
first-person
In ___, they did a bank check that revealed ___, so O.Henry went to ___, but then went back to face ________
1894; foul; Honduras; embezzlement
1874; nice; Texas; praises
1894; foul; Haitis; jail
1494; foul; Honduras; his wife
During his embezzlement, his wife died from ______
tuberculosis
brain cancer
depression
ergotism
In ____, he was found guilty from stealing money and spend 3/5 years to a _____ prison. He also began writing from the name "O.Henry", because no one would buy content from a criminal.
1898; Ohio
1989; Ohio
1878; Montana
1989; Montana
After O.Henry was released from prison, he moved to ____
New York
Ohio
North Carolina
Texas
He wrote stories filled with ___ and having ____ endings
humor; surprising
sadness; dreadful
sarcasm; predictable
humor; boring
Health was _____ after he moved to New York, and he began to ____
deteriating; drink
rising; drink
depleting; write
going uphill; sing
Second marriage: childhood sweetheart __________
Sarah Linsey Coleman
Sarah Coleman Lindsey
Lynleigh Sarter Coles
Cole Lina Maner
He was stressed to keep up with _______ (as a writer)
commitments
deadlines
money
plotline
Sarah left O.Henry due to _____
stress
money
anger
hate
In ____, O.Henry died of ____, _____ and __________
1910; cirrhosis diabetes; enlarged heart
1920; cirrhosis illness; small heart
1915; mental diabetes; enlarged brain
1910; cirrhosis diabetes; tissue heart
He was _____ years old when he died. His ______ is buried with him in ________, North Carolina
47; daughter; southwest
47; daughter; Asheville
57; daughter; Nashville
60; son; Asheville
Public did not know of his real identity until after his _____
death
prison-time
marriage
daughter's birth
Historians are ____ of the pen name "O.Henry"
sure
unsure
All of his stories have _____ endings
twist
plot
creepy
strange
His grave is often covered in _____
pennies
dimes
books
letters
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