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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item did Jack leave in Algernon's house the last time he called?
(a) A book
(b) An engagement ring
(c) A cigarette case
(d) His hat

3. When does Jack take the name of Ernest?
(a) When he is in the country
(b) When he travels abroad
(c) When he is in town
(d) When he signs legal documents

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

5. What type of sandwich does Algernon take from Lane?
(a) Jam
(b) Tuna
(c) Cucumber
(d) Cheese

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Algernon describe Lane at the end of the First Act?

2. What political affiliation does Jack claim?

3. How old is Cecily?

4. What mythical creature does Jack compare Lady Bracknell to?

5. Who is growing too attached to Ernest, in Jack's opinion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lady Bracknell's response to the story of Jack's adoption?

2. Who is Bunbury?

3. What is Algernon's stated opinion of love and marriage in Act I?

4. What clandestine declaration does Gwendolen make to Jack before she leaves?

5. What orders does Algernon give Lane at the end of the First Act?

6. What, according to Jack and Algernon, is the difference between mothers and fathers in modern society?

7. What does Gwendolen love so much about the name Ernest?

8. Describe Algernon Moncrieff.

9. Why are there no cucumber sandwiches at the Algernon's when Lady Bracknell arrives?

10. Why doe Jack go by the name of Ernest in London?

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