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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is not a suggestion that Algernon makes as to what they should do after dinner?
(a) The Games House
(b) The Theatre
(c) The Empire
(d) The Club

2. What is the only thing that allows Algernon to put up with his relatives?
(a) Seeing them leave
(b) The ocassional loans
(c) The gossip about his friends
(d) Hearing them privately abused

3. Where in Victoria Station was the handbag with Jack in it discovered?
(a) A platform
(b) A cloak room
(c) A news kiosk
(d) A train compartment

4. About how much money does "Ernest" owe the Savoy?
(a) 1000 pounds
(b) 700 pounds
(c) 200 pounds
(d) 500 pounds

5. According to Lady Bracknell, how with Gwendolyn know when she is engaged?
(a) Hell will have frozen
(b) She will be wearing a veil
(c) Lady Bracknell will inform her
(d) It will be in the papers

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is growing too attached to Ernest, in Jack's opinion?

2. What adjective does Lady Bracknell use to describe Algernon's association with the invalid "Bunbury"?

3. What does Lady Bracknell describe as a "delicate exotic fruit?"

4. At what age does Gwendolyn say she lost the respect of her mother?

5. What relation is not popular at the present time?

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