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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Miss Prism concerned by Chasuble's being in the vestry?
(a) It is very lonely
(b) It is very damp
(c) It is very dry
(d) It is very hot

2. What does Miss Prism instruct Cecily to read while she is gone?
(a) Verb Conjugation
(b) German History
(c) Geometic Theory
(d) Political Economy

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

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

5. How many pounds does Ernest owe the Savoy?
(a) 255
(b) 1,084
(c) 1,560
(d) 762

6. Who serves tea to Cecily and Gwendolen?
(a) Moulton
(b) Lane
(c) Grigsby
(d) Merriman

7. Who does Cecily wish would come to the country manor?
(a) Gwendolen
(b) Jack
(c) Ernest
(d) Algernon

8. Next to whose room does Merriman place Algernon's luggage?
(a) Chasuble's
(b) Jack's
(c) Miss Prism's
(d) Cecily's

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

10. What does Chasuble claim was the reference in his unintentionally romantic comment to Miss Prism?
(a) Swans
(b) Fish
(c) Bears
(d) Bees

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

12. As she copies Algernon's words into her diary, what does Cecily chastise him for doing?
(a) Staring
(b) Mumbling
(c) Coughing
(d) Laughing

13. 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

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

15. What does Gwendolen beg Cecily to call her after they realize they are deceived?
(a) Gwen
(b) Mother
(c) Friend
(d) Sister

Short Answer Questions

1. What mission does Algernon give Cecily?

2. How does Algernon describe the day?

3. Which of the following is not an aspect of Algernon's character that Jack assails when he tells him to leave the manner

4. What is Algernon eating at the end of the Act?

5. What workman's item does Gwendolen claim never to have seen?

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