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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Cecily get her ideas for her diary?
(a) In her room
(b) In the garden
(c) From Miss Prism's reading
(d) At church

2. What adjective does Lady Bracknell use to describe Algernon's association with the invalid "Bunbury"?
(a) Morbid
(b) Foolish
(c) Frivolous
(d) Christian

3. Who is growing too attached to Ernest, in Jack's opinion?
(a) Miss Prism
(b) Cecily
(c) Gwendolen
(d) Algernon

4. How old is Jack?
(a) Twenty-nine
(b) Thirty-five
(c) Forty-three
(d) Nineteen

5. What is Algernon eating at the end of the Act?
(a) Sardines
(b) Muffins
(c) Pate sandwiches
(d) Cake

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Algernon, what is the essence of romance?

2. When the Cecily and Gwendolen both discover that each is engaged to Ernest, what do they compare?

3. According to Algernon, what do the lower classes lack a sense of?

4. How does Lady Bracknell feel about Jack's having lost both of his parents?

5. Why does Algernon claim he left London before Monday?

(see the answer key)

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