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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 description of the handbag in which Jack was found?
(a) It was leather
(b) It was torn at the side
(c) It was black
(d) It had handles

2. Where does Lady Bracknell send Gwendolyn while she questions Jack?
(a) The garden
(b) The dining room
(c) The carriage
(d) The study

3. What participle does Jack inadvertently substitute for "married" when he attempts to say "We must get married at once"?
(a) Christened
(b) Plastered
(c) Buried
(d) Stationed

4. On what topic does Gwendolyn ask Jack to refrain from speaking?
(a) Horses
(b) Love
(c) Politics
(d) Weather

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lady Bracknell's first question for Jack?

2. What type of sandwich does Algernon take from Lane?

3. Where is Jack going to "kill" Ernest?

4. What does Lane present to Algernon while Jack sees Gwendolen out?

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

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