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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mission does Algernon give Cecily?
(a) To intercept Jack's mail
(b) To fethch him lunch
(c) To inquire after Gwendolen's health
(d) To reform him

2. What ailment does Cecily claim Miss prism has?
(a) A headache
(b) A general malaise
(c) A slight chill
(d) An allergy attack

3. At the end of the act, why does Algernon not want to see Cecily in the garden?
(a) He does not know what to say
(b) She forbids him
(c) He fears her anger
(d) She expects him

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

5. What attribute of Ernest does Cecily love?
(a) His hair
(b) All of the above
(c) His taste
(d) His name

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

7. How does Cecily have letters from Ernest?
(a) She wrote them herself
(b) Algernon wrote them
(c) Jack wrote them
(d) Other boys wrote them and she changed the name

8. What, according to Miss Prism, does Socialism lead to?
(a) Vulgar literature
(b) Dissolution of the family
(c) Rational dress for women
(d) Rioting

9. About whom has Algernon - as Ernest - been talking to Cecily?
(a) Miss Prism
(b) Lady Bracknell
(c) Jack
(d) Bunbury

10. Upon finding out the Cecily is Mr. Worthing's ward, how old does Gwendolen wish Cecily was?
(a) Eight
(b) Sixteen
(c) Sixty
(d) Forty-two

11. Which of the following is not an aspect of Algernon's character that Jack assails when he tells him to leave the manner
(a) His conduct
(b) His style of dress
(c) His vanity
(d) His appetite

12. What vulgar people does Algernon suggest bandy about there business in cocktail parties?
(a) Politicians
(b) Clergy
(c) Actors
(d) Stockbrokers

13. With what does Grigsby present Algernon?
(a) His luggage
(b) A bible
(c) A bill
(d) A sherry

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

15. Why will Cecily not allow Algernon to read her diary?
(a) It is improper
(b) She intends to publish it
(c) It is all about him
(d) It is in secret language

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Cecily get her ideas for her diary?

3. What does Cecily do with the scissors?

4. Who serves tea to Cecily and Gwendolen?

5. What adjective does Cecily use to describe the name Algernon?

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