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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 Cecily do with the scissors?
(a) Cut a thread from the hem of her skirts
(b) Cut a rose for Algernon
(c) Scare off Algernon's advances
(d) Prune a bush while Algernon eats

2. Where does Cecily tell Algernon he is being sent?
(a) Belaruse
(b) Australia
(c) Manchuria
(d) India

3. What does Algernon find decidedly unromantic?
(a) A Waltz
(b) A Cucumber Sandwich
(c) A Proposal
(d) Champagne

4. In what county is Jack's country house?
(a) Lincolnshire
(b) Hertfordshire
(c) Bedfordshire
(d) Cheshire

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Cecily say she and Ernest have been engaged?

2. What does Jack offer to present to Lady Bracknell in lieu of his parentage?

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

4. Who does Cecily wish would come to the country manor?

5. What does Gwendolen beg Cecily to call her after they realize they are deceived?

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