1. In which year did ‘The Model Millionaire’ originally appear in print?
A. 1891
B. 1887
C. 1890
D. 1885
Answer: 1887 (B)
The story was first published in The World in 1887.
2. What is Hughie Erskine’s annual income?
A. $100
B. $1000
C. $500
D. $200
Answer: $200 (D)
Hughie receives $200 annually from his old aunt.
3. Why does Colonel Merton not want Hughie to marry Laura?
A. Hughie is not well-educated
B. Hughie is too old
C. Hughie is not handsome
D. Hughie has a poor financial outlook
Answer: Hughie has a poor financial outlook (D)
Colonel Merton dislikes Hughie’s poor financial situation.
4. What is the minimum amount of money Hughie needs to make to marry Laura?
A. Ten thousand pounds
B. Twenty thousand pounds
C. Five thousand pounds
D. Fifteen thousand pounds
Answer: Ten thousand pounds (A)
Hughie needs to make ten thousand pounds to marry Laura.
5. What is Alan Trevor’s profession?
A. Writer
B. Artist
C. Musician
D. Actor
Answer: Artist (B)
Alan Trevor is an artist.
6. What is the elderly man in the painting holding?
A. A walking stick and a hat
B. A hat and a bag
C. A walking stick and a cane
D. A cane and a bag
Answer: A walking stick and a hat (A)
The elderly man is holding a walking stick and a hat.
7. What is the name of Hughie’s love interest?
A. Laura Erskine
B. Laura Merton
C. Laura Trevor
D. Laura Wilde
Answer: Laura Merton (B)
Hughie is in love with Laura Merton.
8. What is the title of the anthology in which ‘The Model Millionaire’ was reprinted?
A. The Happy Prince and Other Tales
B. The Picture of Dorian Gray
C. Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime
D. Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories
Answer: Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories (D)
The anthology is called Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories.
9. What is the author’s nationality?
A. Welsh
B. Scottish
C. English
D. Irish
Answer: Irish (D)
Oscar Wilde is an Irish novelist.
10. How does Hughie feel about the elderly beggar?
A. Indifferent
B. Angry
C. Sympathetic
D. Fearful
Answer: Sympathetic (C)
Hughie feels sympathetic towards the elderly beggar.
11. Why does Hughie feel unfair about Alan’s business practice?
A. Because Alan doesn’t pay his models a lot of money
B. Because Alan is not a good painter
C. Because Alan is not wealthy
D. Because Alan only pays his models one shilling per hour and doesn’t share the proceeds from the sales of their portraits
Answer: Because Alan only pays his models one shilling per hour and doesn’t share the proceeds from the sales of their portraits (D)
Hughie feels unfair about the significant difference between what Alan earns from his paintings and what he pays his models.
12. What is the denomination of the coin Hughie gives to the elderly guy?
A. A shilling
B. A sovereign
C. A guinea
D. A penny
Answer: A sovereign (B)
Hughie searches his pockets and finds a sovereign, which he gives to the elderly guy.
13. Why does Baron Hausberg want to be painted as a beggar?
A. Because he wants to see if Alan can paint him realistically as a beggar
B. Because he wants to learn about Hughie’s life
C. Because he wants to experience poverty
D. The reason is not specified in the content
Answer: The reason is not specified in the content (D)
The reason Baron Hausberg wants to be painted as a beggar is not specified in the content.
14. How much money does Hughie receive as a wedding gift from Baron Hausberg?
A. 5,000 pounds
B. 20,000 pounds
C. 10,000 pounds
D. 1,000 pounds
Answer: 10,000 pounds (C)
Hughie receives a cheque for 10,000 pounds as a wedding gift from Baron Hausberg.
15. Why can’t Hughie and Laura get married initially?
A. Because Laura’s father does not approve of Hughie
B. Because Hughie does not have a job
C. Because Hughie needs to have 10,000 pounds of his own money
D. Because Hughie is not wealthy enough
Answer: Because Hughie needs to have 10,000 pounds of his own money (C)
Colonel Merton will only allow Hughie to marry his daughter if he has 10,000 pounds of his own money.
16. What is true about Hughie?
A. He is wealthy and successful in business
B. He is a talented artist
C. He is kind and generous, but lacks intelligence and resources
D. He is very intelligent and resourceful
Answer: He is kind and generous, but lacks intelligence and resources (C)
Hughie is kind and generous, but lacks intelligence and resources.
17. What does the phrase ‘Model Millionaire’ refer to?
A. A millionaire who poses as a model
B. A millionaire who is also a model
C. A model who becomes a millionaire
D. Baron Hausberg, who poses as a beggar
Answer: Baron Hausberg, who poses as a beggar (D)
The phrase ‘Model Millionaire’ refers to Baron Hausberg, who poses as a beggar.
18. Why does Hughie feel guilty?
A. Because he didn’t help the elderly guy
B. Because he gave a millionaire a penny
C. Because he couldn’t paint well
D. Because he revealed his life story to Baron Hausberg
Answer: Because he gave a millionaire a penny (B)
Hughie feels guilty because he gave a millionaire (Baron Hausberg) a penny, not realizing who he was.
19. Who tells Hughie that the elderly guy he met was Baron Hausberg?
A. Trevor
B. Laura Merton
C. Alan
D. Colonel Merton
Answer: Trevor (A)
Trevor tells Hughie that the elderly guy he met was Baron Hausberg.
20. What is the central theme of ‘The Model Millionaire’?
A. The struggle between good and evil
B. The importance of kindness and generosity
C. The power of love and relationships
D. The materialistic aspects of life
Answer: The materialistic aspects of life (D)
The central theme of ‘The Model Millionaire’ is the materialistic aspects of life.
21. Why was Hughie’s relationship with Laura in jeopardy?
A. Because he was unable to raise £10,000 on his own
B. Because Laura did not want to marry him
C. Because Alan Trevor did not like Laura
D. Because Baron Hausberg did not approve of their marriage
Answer: Because he was unable to raise £10,000 on his own (A)
Hughie needed £10,000 to marry Laura.
22. What was Alan Trevor doing when Hughie visited him?
A. Composing music
B. Sculpting a statue
C. Writing a novel
D. Painting a model
Answer: Painting a model (D)
Alan Trevor was a painter and Hughie visited him while he was working on a model.
23. Why did Hughie give the model a sovereign?
A. Out of compassion
B. Because the model was poor
C. Because the model was a good artist
D. Because the model was a friend
Answer: Out of compassion (A)
Hughie gave the model a sovereign out of compassion.
24. Who did Hughie meet at the Palette Club later that evening?
A. Alan Trevor
B. Baron Hausberg
C. The beggar-man
D. Laura Merton
Answer: Alan Trevor (A)
Hughie met Alan Trevor at the Palette Club.
25. What did Hughie learn from Alan at the Palette Club?
A. That the model was poor
B. That the model was a millionaire
C. That the model was a friend
D. That the model was an artist
Answer: That the model was a millionaire (B)
Hughie learned that the model was actually a wealthy man named Baron Hausberg.
26. Who sent Hughie a letter with a $10,000 check the following morning?
A. Alan Trevor
B. Baron Hausberg
C. Laura Merton
D. The beggar-man
Answer: Baron Hausberg (B)
Baron Hausberg sent Hughie a letter with a $10,000 check.
27. What was the purpose of the $10,000 check?
A. As a wedding gift to Hughie and Laura
B. To aid Baron Hausberg’s business
C. To help Hughie’s friend Alan Trevor
D. To pay for Hughie’s wedding
Answer: As a wedding gift to Hughie and Laura (A)
The $10,000 check was a wedding gift to Hughie and Laura from Baron Hausberg.
28. Who spoke during the wedding breakfast?
A. Hughie Erskine
B. Baron Hausberg
C. Laura Merton
D. Alan Trevor
Answer: Baron Hausberg (B)
Baron Hausberg spoke during the wedding breakfast.
29. What is the moral of the story according to the passage?
A. Financial success can provide happiness if used to benefit others
B. Financial success is the key to happiness
C. Money cannot buy happiness
D. Love is more important than financial success
Answer: Financial success can provide happiness if used to benefit others (A)
The passage suggests that financial success can provide happiness if used to benefit others, as shown by Baron Hausberg’s actions.
30. What is the result of Baron Hausberg’s actions in the story?
A. He lost £10,000
B. He became unhappy
C. He advanced from a millionaire model to a better one
D. He became a model
Answer: He advanced from a millionaire model to a better one (C)
Baron Hausberg’s actions helped Hughie in getting married to Laura, advancing him from a millionaire model to a better one.
31. What is the primary trait that allows Alan Trevor to achieve financial success from his art?
A. His physical attractiveness
B. His connections in high society
C. His ability to reform the world through art
D. His talent and brilliance
Answer: His talent and brilliance (D)
Alan Trevor’s artistic talent is what sets him apart from others in the story.
32. What is the attitude of the wealthy towards romance and charm in the story?
A. They are indifferent to it
B. They see it as a right of the wealthy
C. They see it as a privilege of the poor
D. They see it as a privilege of the wealthy
Answer: They see it as a privilege of the wealthy (D)
The story asserts that romance and charm are privileges of the wealthy.
33. What is the main characteristic of Hughie Erskine that sets him apart from others in the story?
A. His financial independence
B. His physical attractiveness
C. His connections in high society
D. His talent and ambition
Answer: His physical attractiveness (B)
Hughie’s good looks are what make him widely admired in the story.
34. What is the role of artists in society according to Alan Trevor?
A. To create beauty for its own sake
B. To serve the interests of the wealthy
C. To reflect the world as it is
D. To reform the world through their art
Answer: To reflect the world as it is (C)
Alan Trevor believes that artists should simply depict the world as they see it.
35. What is the most important trait that Wilde suggests is necessary for a person to have in the story?
A. Talent and ambition
B. Physical attractiveness
C. Generosity and compassion
D. Financial independence
Answer: Generosity and compassion (C)
Wilde suggests that generosity and compassion are the most consequential traits a person can have.
36. What is the theme of ‘The Model Millionaire’ that is explored through the character of Hughie Erskine?
A. Generosity and Compassion
B. Artists and Society
C. Wealth and Power
D. Appearance vs. Reality
Answer: Appearance vs. Reality (D)
Hughie’s character is used to explore the theme of Appearance vs. Reality in the story.
37. What is the significance of the ‘great truths of modern life’ mentioned in the story?
A. They are only applicable to the wealthy
B. They are universally accepted as true
C. They are a set of moral principles to live by
D. They are a source of irony and humor in the story
Answer: They are a source of irony and humor in the story (D)
The ‘great truths of modern life’ are a source of irony and humor in the story, highlighting the superficiality of high society.
38. What is the contrast between Hughie Erskine and Alan Trevor in the story?
A. Hughie is physically attractive, while Alan is unattractive
B. Hughie is wealthy, while Alan is poor
C. Hughie is talented, while Alan is untalented
D. Hughie is ambitious, while Alan is lackadaisical
Answer: Hughie is physically attractive, while Alan is unattractive (A)
Hughie is physically attractive, while Alan is described as an unattractive ‘strange rough fellow’.
39. What is the significance of the story’s focus on the social function of artists?
A. To show the financial struggles of artists
B. To critique the role of artists in perpetuating societal norms
C. To explore the tension between artistic representation and reality
D. To highlight the importance of art in society
Answer: To explore the tension between artistic representation and reality (C)
The story explores the tension between artistic representation and reality, highlighting the role of artists in depicting the world around them.
40. What is the overall message of ‘The Model Millionaire’ about the relationship between appearance and reality?
A. Appearance and reality are interchangeable
B. Reality is more important than appearance
C. Appearance is more important than reality
D. Appearance and reality are often in conflict
Answer: Appearance and reality are often in conflict (D)
The story suggests that appearance and reality are often in conflict, highlighting the superficiality of high society.
