Which writer is associated with the description 'Died in Penury'?

• A. Oscar Wilde
• B. Mark Twain
• C. Charles Dickens
• D. Jane Austen

Answer: (A)

The idea here is recognizing a writer whose later years are famously described as extreme poverty. Oscar Wilde is closely linked to that phrase. After his sensational 1895 trials, his reputation, career, and finances collapsed. He was imprisoned, faced social exile, and spent his final years in Europe living on a sparse stipend from friends and limited earnings, dying in Paris in 1900 in poverty. This stark contrast between his earlier fame and his final hardship is why he’s associated with dying in penury.

Dickens, by contrast, died wealthy after a highly successful career; Jane Austen died relatively young with modest means but not known for penury; Mark Twain experienced financial ups and downs but is not the figure most tied to dying in poverty. So the description best fits Wilde because his life story is the one most commonly spoken of in terms of dying in penury.