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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 does Cecily wish would come to the country manor?
(a) Ernest
(b) Jack
(c) Gwendolen
(d) Algernon

2. What mission does Algernon give Cecily?
(a) To intercept Jack's mail
(b) To reform him
(c) To inquire after Gwendolen's health
(d) To fethch him lunch

3. Why does Algernon claim he left London before Monday?
(a) He must visit his invalid friend
(b) He has an appointment on Monday he wants to miss
(c) He cannot stand the city during the weekends
(d) He has an equestrian event to attend

4. What adjective does Cecily use to describe the name Algernon?
(a) Feminine
(b) Idiotic
(c) Quixotic
(d) Aristocratic

5. What lunch has Jack traditionally been enjoying of late?
(a) roast beef and lager
(b) water and biscuits
(c) tea and cucumber sandwiches
(d) pate sandwiches and champagne

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pounds does Ernest owe the Savoy?

2. For how long does Cecily say she and Ernest have been engaged?

3. Where does Cecily get her ideas for her diary?

4. What does Chasuble quote in Act III as proof of a religious revival?

5. What workman's item does Gwendolen claim never to have seen?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the two women storm off, what is Algernon's attitude?

2. What reason does Cecily give for not wanting to show Algernon her diary?

3. What favor does Jack request of Chasuble?

4. What news does Jack bring with him when he returns home from London.

5. What is Cecily's response to Algernon's proposal to her?

6. What does Cecily do to anger Gwendolen as they take tea?

7. What changes in Ernest's behavior does Algernon announce when he arrives at Jack's country house?

8. What has Algernon arranged for later in the afternoon that jack has as well?

9. Describe Chasuble.

10. When Algernon arrives under the guise Ernest, what does Cecily tell him about Jack's plans?

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