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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Grigsby, who generally pays outstanding debts for the debtor?
(a) Their spouse
(b) A creditor
(c) Their relations
(d) The Church

2. What does Miss Prism recommend to Chasuble?
(a) That he refrain from dairy
(b) That he marry
(c) That they not walk together anymore
(d) That he take up learning German

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

4. Who does Chasuble cite in chastising Algernon for gluttony?
(a) Dante
(b) St. Augustine
(c) Aristotle
(d) St. Paul

5. For how long does Cecily say she and Ernest have been engaged?
(a) One month
(b) Six months
(c) One hour
(d) Three months

6. What does Chasuble quote in Act III as proof of a religious revival?
(a) The Times of London
(b) The previous year's Almanack
(c) The Confessions of St. Augustine
(d) The Beggar's Opera

7. What is Miss Prism's first name?
(a) Eleanor
(b) Samanth
(c) Christabel
(d) Laetitia

8. Why does Gwendolyn decline sugar in her tea?
(a) It is too rich
(b) She fears poisoning
(c) It is out of style
(d) She prefers lemon

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

10. How does Algernon describe the day?
(a) Rather hot
(b) The worst Bunbury he has had
(c) A middling Bunbury
(d) The most wonderful Bunbury he has had

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

12. What is Gwendolyn given with her tea?
(a) Cake
(b) Scones
(c) Bread and butter
(d) Biscuits

13. What is Cecily's constant distraction?
(a) The gardener
(b) Her narcolepsy
(c) Her appetite
(d) Her diary

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

15. How does Jack describe Algernon's eating in times of distress?
(a) Foolish
(b) Disgusting
(c) Heartless
(d) Selfish

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Cecily wish would come to the country manor?

2. Which of these is not an occasion when Chasuble has preach his sermon on manna?

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

4. What does Jack tell Algernon has happened to Bunbury?

5. What does Miss Prism instruct Cecily to read while she is gone?

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