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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. In Act I, what relation does Jack claim to Cecily?
(a) They are siblings
(b) She is his aunt
(c) He is her father
(d) They are engaged

2. To whom does Jack let his town house much of the year?
(a) John Merrick
(b) Cecily
(c) Lady Bloxham
(d) His brother

3. Who is growing too attached to Ernest, in Jack's opinion?
(a) Algernon
(b) Miss Prism
(c) Gwendolen
(d) Cecily

4. What is Algernon enjoying at the end of the Act?
(a) A whiskey and a sanwich
(b) A tea and a song
(c) A sherry and a cigarette
(d) A coffee and a biscuit

5. What participle does Jack inadvertently substitute for "married" when he attempts to say "We must get married at once"?
(a) Buried
(b) Plastered
(c) Stationed
(d) Christened

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of humanity is Jack sick of?

2. What service does Lady Bracknell require of Algernon on Saturday?

3. Why does Jack neglect to tell Gwendolen about the existence of Cecily?

4. According to Algernon, what is the essence of romance?

5. What does Jack plan to do in the near future?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is it that Jack does not know who his parents are?

3. Why does Jack intend to "kill" Ernest?

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

5. Who is Bunbury?

6. Describe Algernon and Jack's conversation concerning Cecily and Gwendolen.

7. What is Jack Worthing's business in London?

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

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

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

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