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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cecily pay no attention to, according to Jack?
(a) Her spending
(b) The advances of boys
(c) His warnings
(d) Her lessons

2. According to Algernon, what is the essence of romance?
(a) Uncertainty
(b) Consistency
(c) Passion
(d) Fidelity

3. What mythical creature does Jack compare Lady Bracknell to?
(a) A Leviathan
(b) A Minotaur
(c) A Gorgon
(d) A Harpy

4. What is Lady Bracknell's first question for Jack?
(a) What is your income?
(b) What are your politics?
(c) Are your parents living?
(d) Do you smoke?

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

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

7. According to Algernon, what do the lower classes lack a sense of?
(a) Respect for their betters
(b) Duty to country
(c) Moral responsibility
(d) History

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

9. How often does does Algernon suggest one should check on one's relations?
(a) Daily
(b) Once a month
(c) Once a week
(d) Once a season

10. How does Algernon describe Lane at the end of the First Act?
(a) A rube
(b) A modern stoic
(c) A prig
(d) A pessimist

11. On what topic does Gwendolyn ask Jack to refrain from speaking?
(a) Love
(b) Horses
(c) Politics
(d) Weather

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

13. Where in Victoria Station was the handbag with Jack in it discovered?
(a) A train compartment
(b) A platform
(c) A cloak room
(d) A news kiosk

14. Where does Algernon suggest dining instead of the Savoy?
(a) Conrad's
(b) Willis's
(c) Edmund's
(d) Trader Vic's

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Gwendolen take with her as she leaves?

2. To whom does Jack let his town house much of the year?

3. At what age does Gwendolyn say she lost the respect of her mother?

4. Which of these is not a description of the handbag in which Jack was found?

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

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