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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Algernon explain the money he owes for various dinners in London to Cecily?
(a) He runs a soup kitchen in the city
(b) A large debt is a sign of wealth in London
(c) He has been confused with another man
(d) They were for Bunbury

2. What is Algernon enjoying at the end of the Act?
(a) A coffee and a biscuit
(b) A tea and a song
(c) A sherry and a cigarette
(d) A whiskey and a sanwich

3. What does Gwendolen beg Cecily to call her after they realize they are deceived?
(a) Mother
(b) Gwen
(c) Sister
(d) Friend

4. Who does Cecily wish would come to the country manor?
(a) Gwendolen
(b) Jack
(c) Ernest
(d) Algernon

5. At what age does Gwendolyn say she lost the respect of her mother?
(a) Twenty-five
(b) Three
(c) Eighteen
(d) Ten

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Algernon eating at the end of the Act?

2. What does Miss Prism recommend to Chasuble?

3. To what composer does Algernon compare his Aunt's ring? Tchaikovsky

4. Who does Chasuble cite in chastising Algernon for gluttony?

5. In terms of playing music, what is Algernon's forte?

(see the answer key)

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