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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jack neglect to tell Gwendolen about the existence of Cecily?
(a) He fears she would be jealous
(b) He would have to reveal his true name
(c) He cannot explain their relationship
(d) She has not asked

2. What political affiliation does Jack claim?
(a) Indifferent
(b) Liberal Unionist
(c) Whig
(d) Social Democrat

3. According to Lady Bracknell, how with Gwendolyn know when she is engaged?
(a) Lady Bracknell will inform her
(b) Hell will have frozen
(c) She will be wearing a veil
(d) It will be in the papers

4. In what town does the First Act take place?
(a) London
(b) Derby
(c) Shropshire
(d) Woolton

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

6. What service does Lady Bracknell require of Algernon on Saturday?
(a) He must rearrange her furniture
(b) They must attend a French farce together
(c) He must tend to her shrubbery
(d) He must arrange her music

7. Who are the most interesting people, according to Algernon?
(a) Those who enjoy your present
(b) Those who choose not to speak
(c) Those you haven't met
(d) Those with a willingness to lend money

8. According to Lady Bracknell, what two things rarely go together?
(a) Making love and making peace
(b) Behaving well and feeling well
(c) Knowing much and knowing self
(d) Having much and owing little

9. Who is Cecily's governess?
(a) Lady Bracknell
(b) She has none
(c) Gwendolyn
(d) Miss Prism

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

11. What does Lane present to Algernon while Jack sees Gwendolen out?
(a) Sandwiches
(b) Cigarettes
(c) Apertifs
(d) Bills

12. To whom does Jack let his town house much of the year?
(a) Lady Bloxham
(b) His brother
(c) Cecily
(d) John Merrick

13. How old is Cecily?
(a) Eighteen
(b) Thirty-two
(c) Twenty-five
(d) Fourteen

14. Where is Jack going to "kill" Ernest?
(a) London
(b) Rome
(c) Paris
(d) America

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What participle does Jack inadvertently substitute for "married" when he attempts to say "We must get married at once"?

2. What most attracts Gwendolyn to "Ernest"?

3. What aspect of humanity is Jack sick of?

4. On what day is Jack leaving town?

5. What adjective does Lady Bracknell use to describe Algernon's association with the invalid "Bunbury"?

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