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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gwendolyn's brother ask all of his girlfriends?
(a) To marry him
(b) For directions
(c) For money
(d) For advice

2. To what composer does Algernon compare his Aunt's ring? Tchaikovsky
(a) Wagner
(b) Mozart
(c) Mahler
(d) Tchaikovsky

3. Where do Cecily and Gwendolen depart to when they leave the men?
(a) The hills
(b) London
(c) The garden
(d) The drawing room

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

5. Next to whose room does Merriman place Algernon's luggage?
(a) Jack's
(b) Cecily's
(c) Miss Prism's
(d) Chasuble's

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack tell Algernon has happened to Bunbury?

2. What participle does Jack inadvertently substitute for "married" when he attempts to say "We must get married at once"?

3. What most attracts Gwendolyn to "Ernest"?

4. How does Algernon describe Lane at the end of the First Act?

5. What does Miss Prism instruct Cecily to read while she is gone?

(see the answer key)

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