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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Lady Windemere learned about temptation?

2. What does Windemere suggest will make Lady Windemere feel better?

3. Lady Windemere claims she will not return to her husband because:

4. Just as Lady Windemere attempts to tell her husband the truth:

5. Cecil Graham claims that Augustus cannot talk about anything but:

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What gender roles are apparent in Wilde's play? Write an essay in which you explore:

1) Typical roles for women as they appear in the play, 2) Typical roles for men in the play, or 3) Typical expectations for married couples' behavior in the play.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the motif of loyalty explored in the play. Write an essay in which you:

1) Define at least three characters as loyal or disloyal, 2) Explore Wilde's message about loyalty in the play, or 3) Explore one character's actions and describe them as either loyal or disloyal.

Essay Topic 3

Consider what Wilde's characters reveal about society and its hypocrisy in Lady Windemere's Fan. Then write an essay in which you:

1) Identify any three acts of hypocrisy in the play, and connect them to societal norms or expectations, 2) Explore society's apparent attitude toward hypocrisy in the play, and compare it to society's hypocrisy now, or 3) Explain Wilde's emphasis on hypocrisy in the play, and determine how it contributes to his theme.

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