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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Gwendolen take with her as she leaves?
(a) The bell
(b) The cigarette holder
(c) The railway guide
(d) The trivet

2. Where do Cecily and Gwendolen depart to when they leave the men?
(a) London
(b) The drawing room
(c) The garden
(d) The hills

3. What does Jack plan to do in the near future?
(a) Marry off Cecily
(b) Join the Church
(c) Kill off "Ernest"
(d) Move away from England

4. Why was Miss Prism's novel never published?
(a) No publisher would take it
(b) She never finished it
(c) The editor stole the manuscript and published it himself
(d) She lost the manuscript

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Algernon describe Lane at the end of the First Act?

2. What is Cecily's justification that she should not have to learn German?

3. What does Algernon claim to be when he meets Cecily?

4. Why will Cecily not allow Algernon to read her diary?

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

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